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Towers - Crossroads of Railroading
A collection of photos showing interlocking towers, once railroading's "traffic control" ...
Photo Album By: Craig Walker
 
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Photo ID: 502450

An Ex-SP GP35 and an Ex-D&H GP39-2 lead a transfer from the KCS past Tower 14 at Adams St. Interlocking as it heads for its terminus at Mill St. Yard a short distance away.

Railroad: Watco
Locomotive: EMD GP38-2
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Locomotive #: WAMX 3852
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 21, 2014


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By: Grant G.

Added: Oct 17, 2014

Views: 2,436
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Favorited: 7
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Photo ID: 502431

Like many railfans, I find myself constantly torn over the endless forward march of technology in the rail industry. One the one hand, its the sign of strong, modern industry. But on the other han... (more)

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: GE C40-8W (Dash 8-40CW)
Location: Alleghany, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: NS 7716
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 12, 2014


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By: John Ireland

Added: Oct 17, 2014

Views: 3,154
Comments: 2

Favorited: 9
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Photo ID: 501386

The Broadway Limited rolls past AR Tower in Gallitzin, PA on the morning of May 13th,1995.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 360
Train ID: Broadway Limited
Photo Date: May 13, 1995


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By: Matt Atkinson

Added: Oct 09, 2014

Views: 5,322
Comments: 1

Favorited: 28
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Photo ID: 489838

Shot on Easter Sunday 2014. NS 056 heads east by AR Tower in Gallitzin on the Pittsburgh with a wide variety of equipment, including two Colas Freight Export Units.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NS 3440
Train ID: NS 056
Photo Date: April 20, 2014


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By: CR6377

Added: Jul 16, 2014

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Photo ID: 485964

After meeting an Eastbound coil train, Westbound coke accelerates toward the diamond at XN (or RO if you're a B&O fan) tower on the former Nickel Plate racetrack in Leipsic.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE ES40DC
Location: Leipsic, Ohio, USA
Locomotive #: NS 7613
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 18, 2013


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By: Loyd Lowry

Added: Jun 17, 2014

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People's Choice 2

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Comments: 10

Favorited: 124


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Photo ID: 482350

Amtrak's Phase II heritage unit departs out of Joliet, passing UD Tower.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Joliet, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 66
Train ID: AMTK 305
Photo Date: May 21, 2014


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By: Robby Gragg

Added: May 21, 2014

Views: 2,758
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Photo ID: 479071

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE C40-9W (Dash 9-40CW)
Location: Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NS 9326
Train ID: NS 36A
Photo Date: April 21, 2014


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By: BNSF ES44DC

Added: Apr 24, 2014

Views: 3,085
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Photo ID: 473555

A typical mid-'70s Southern Pacific lash-up - a trio of SD45s and a U33C - pass the Colton Tower, which controls the crossing of the SP and the Santa Fe (over which the Union Pacific has trackage ... (more)

Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD45
Location: Colton, California, USA
Locomotive #: SP 9044
Train ID: Eastbound
Photo Date: Unknown


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By: Craig Walker

Added: Mar 14, 2014

Views: 3,394
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Favorited: 15
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Photo ID: 473554

One of the things I am finding on the MTA subway system is infrastructure that is long gone on the big main lines. Of the several subway towers I have seen, all but one were in good shape and I as... (more)

Railroad: MTA New York City Transit
Locomotive: R-62 MU
Location: New York, New York, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 13, 2014


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By: Dennis A. Livesey

Added: Mar 14, 2014

Views: 3,327
Comments: 1

Favorited: 14
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Photo ID: 473314

The Capitol Limited shoves out to the yard on a sunny winter evening with K Tower in the background.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 86
Train ID: AMTK 30
Photo Date: February, 2014


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By: Matt Donnelly

Added: Mar 12, 2014

Views: 2,502
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Photo ID: 472893

A typical mid-'70s Southern Pacific lash-up - a trio of SD45s and a U33C - pass the Colton Tower, which controls the crossing of the SP and the Santa Fe (over which the Union Pacific has trackage ... (more)

Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD45
Location: Colton, California, USA
Locomotive #: SP 9044
Train ID: Westbound
Photo Date: Unknown


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By: Craig Walker

Added: Mar 09, 2014

Views: 3,931
Comments: 1

Favorited: 22
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Photo ID: 472658

I think many people, including natives such as myself, tend to think that New York City is laid out on flat 4x8' plywood tables. I submit with this image that it is not. Looking west from the M li... (more)

Railroad: MTA New York City Transit
Locomotive: R-160A MU
Location: Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 06, 2014


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By: Dennis A. Livesey

Added: Mar 07, 2014

People's Choice 1

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Favorited: 56
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Photo ID: 467987

Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited flies through another small Texas town on its way toward New Orleans. The old SP Tower 3 salutes as the veteran's unit has the honor to lead today's train.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Flatonia, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 42
Train ID: AMTK 2
Photo Date: January 26, 2014


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By: Patrick Phelan

Added: Jan 28, 2014

Views: 2,979
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Favorited: 9
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Photo ID: 467385

A special from San Bernardino, California, arrives at Los Angeles Union Station on April 28th, 2013. Power for this short train is Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751 (built by Baldwin in 1927) and Metrolink F59... (more)

Railroad: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Locomotive #: ATSF 3751
Train ID: Westbound Special
Photo Date: April 28, 2013


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By: Craig Walker

Added: Jan 24, 2014

Views: 5,421
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Favorited: 18
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Photo ID: 464751

The eastbound Sunset Limited glides by old Tower 3 on a brisk winter morning in downtown Flatonia. The locomotive sports a special paint scheme honoring the men and women of the United States Arme... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Flatonia, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 42
Train ID: Sunset Limited
Photo Date: January 03, 2014


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By: JR Leal - RuckusRails

Added: Jan 03, 2014

Views: 2,978
Comments: 1

Favorited: 6
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