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With Chicago being the railtown it is, and was, you can be sure it has more than it's fair share of towers to control all of those trains. Even with all of the consolidation and mergers that have taken place over the years, a great majority of them are still around to put into your pictures.
For additional info on Chicago area towers, check out these sources:
http://position-light.blogspot.com/2015/01/bonus-photos-amtrak-harrison-st-tower.html
http://northamericaninterlockings.com/illinois_9.html
http://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2016/05/rock-islands-blue-island-tower.html
http://www.flickriver.com/groups/1080817@N23/pool/interesting/ for a bunch of pictures in and around Blue Island
Acknowledgements:
Denver Todd for doing most of the legwork!
Mark Vogel
Jersey Mike
Dan Manners
Zol87
Aerial shots were taken from www.bing.com/maps. The screen-shots from Bing are made with Snagit, a Techsmith product... a great tool if you have never used it!
Pictures and additional information is always needed if anyone feels inclined to take 'em, send 'em, and share 'em, or if you have something to add or correct.... credit is always given! Contact info is here.
None right now.....
Harrison St Tower
GPS Coordinates: 41.873243, -87.637849
This tower was surrounded by the post office around 1995 when it was built, about 4 years before the tower was decommissioned. Pictures courtesy Jersey Mike.
16th St Tower
GPS Coordinates: 41.860450, -87.630942
This tower is located at what is known as the 16th St Crossing.
Most of the action here is Metra running on the N/S Rock Island line to the right of the tower. Those trains operate out of the LaSalle St station.
Entrance is off of S. Clark Street.
Blue Island Tower
Because Blue Island is such a "complicated" place, with 3 towers, 6 bridges, wads of signals, 3 yards, and 5+ METRA stations, we have given it it's own page.
Nuttin to put here so far.....
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