Order up! Orders are hung and awaiting a freight on a foggy day in October of 1984. How appropriate that Halloween is only a few days away. There is a caboose on the approaching train judging from... (more)
K Tower is the nerve center of Washington Terminal and well over a century old and has seen everything from steam to the new MP36 commuter locomotives. Photo taken from the rear of the Capitol Li... (more)
Hoboken's tower, built in 1982, supervises movements in and out of the yard at dusk. The old tower can be seen in a photo Railroad: Erie LackawannaLocomotive: TowerLocation: Hoboken, New Jersey, USALocomotive #: N/ATrain ID: UnknownPhoto Date: April 23, 2012
100 year old K Tower stands in the heart of Washington Terminal in this dramatic scene as the first signs of dawn appear.
Reminders of a different era. The railroad Gulch was once the heart of southeast railroads, with two large passenger stations and miles of rail. Today 50 or more trains still pass through but the ... (more)
In its operational days the tower at Ramsey controlled rail traffic for the Illinois Central, Nickel Plate and later Norfolk & Western.
The B&O's Z Tower in West Keyser, no just a memory. At this time, the Armstrong Levers and switch rods were still in operation.
The B&O's Q Tower in Hardman with its Armstrong levers.
It’s a cold rainy January night in Marion, and AC tower is looking mighty nice and warm inside. It’s been 13 years since Conrail vacated AC tower in favor of a dispatching desk in Indianapolis... (more)
The ex-B&M tower in the East Deerfield yard gets silhouetted by the yard lights underneath the stars.
Train Director presses the 1930's vintage telephone board to summon the dispatcher in Amtrak's STATE tower.
The 115 levers on the US&S interlocking machine and the immense model board are quite an impressive sight in the restored PRR "HARRIS" Tower.
The old water tower in Hamburg for the Reading T-1 2102 when it used to run there.
SPRING tower, formerly New haven SSE274, survives to this day hiding under the I-91 overpass at the interchange of the Amtrak Springfield Line, the former B&A main and the Springfield Term. RR. De... (more)