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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpatch" data-source="post: 139268" data-attributes="member: 10543"><p>This was shot in about 1976 inside the E.J.& E. railroad interlocking tower in Barrington, IL. Levers like these controlled the interlocking plant signals and switches at the junction and they were once a common sight at thousands of towers. They were nicknamed "Armstrong" plants because the Operators had to be strong to manhandle the levers which were connected to very long lengths of pipe that moved with the levers. Barrington Tower was demolished in 2006, meeting the fate that has claimed many towers since. As of 2013, manned interlocking towers are becoming a very rare sight in the U.S. as technology displaces muscle.</p><p></p><p>Nikkormat FTn, 50mm Lens, Plus-X Film</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]33307[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sandpatch, post: 139268, member: 10543"] This was shot in about 1976 inside the E.J.& E. railroad interlocking tower in Barrington, IL. Levers like these controlled the interlocking plant signals and switches at the junction and they were once a common sight at thousands of towers. They were nicknamed "Armstrong" plants because the Operators had to be strong to manhandle the levers which were connected to very long lengths of pipe that moved with the levers. Barrington Tower was demolished in 2006, meeting the fate that has claimed many towers since. As of 2013, manned interlocking towers are becoming a very rare sight in the U.S. as technology displaces muscle. Nikkormat FTn, 50mm Lens, Plus-X Film [ATTACH=CONFIG]33307._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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