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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpatch" data-source="post: 585278" data-attributes="member: 10543"><p>< As a young guy I was invited into the PRR/PC tower at Brady Lake Ohio & given a tour. ></p><p></p><p>You are blessed to have been able to see it. When I was a teen in the mid-70s, I was invited into the EJ&E tower in Barrington, IL and was in heaven. Here's an outside shot and one of the "Armstrong" levers and model board. The timing clocks on the model board were common in towers and prevented the Operator from pulling a signal down in front of an approaching train. If a change was to be made, the clock would lock the plant and run off time to assure that an approaching train would be able to pass safety by before a route was changed. </p><p></p><p>Barrington Tower was closed in 2003 and demolished in 2006. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>[Nikkormat FTn, Plus X Film]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]231150[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]231151[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sandpatch, post: 585278, member: 10543"] < As a young guy I was invited into the PRR/PC tower at Brady Lake Ohio & given a tour. > You are blessed to have been able to see it. When I was a teen in the mid-70s, I was invited into the EJ&E tower in Barrington, IL and was in heaven. Here's an outside shot and one of the "Armstrong" levers and model board. The timing clocks on the model board were common in towers and prevented the Operator from pulling a signal down in front of an approaching train. If a change was to be made, the clock would lock the plant and run off time to assure that an approaching train would be able to pass safety by before a route was changed. Barrington Tower was closed in 2003 and demolished in 2006. :( [Nikkormat FTn, Plus X Film] [ATTACH=CONFIG]231150._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]231151._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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