MONTICELLO — They don’t build computers like they used to. The Monticello Railroad Museum has just finished constructing one that is 19 feet tall, measures 30 by 22 feet and is reached by 20 metal ...

Apr. 18—The Haley Tower Historical & Technical Society, Inc., which operates the Wabash Valley Railroad Museum, recently announced it has begun restoration work on its historic interlocking tower and ...

Cold weather didn’t stop the Rosenberg Railroad Museum from celebrating the grand re-opening of historic Tower 17 on Feb. 6. Joined by members of the community, Rosenberg Mayor Vincent Morales ...

The history of Monroe County’s rail lines began more than 150 years ago. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad established tracks on the east side of the Brodhead Creek, and the first train to ...

It is officially called a “railroad interlocking,” but Tower 55 in downtown Fort Worth — site of one of the busiest rail intersections in the country — very well could have been called simply “the ...

lies a hidden gem of railroad history. Known by its two-letter designation, PU, the railroad tower opened in October 1921 and contains an interlocking machine that once controlled signals and train ...

LIMA — On a pleasant early Sunday evening in June 1905, Lima residents lined the tracks and crowded the platform of the Pennsylvania Railroad station waiting for a passenger train that wasn’t going to ...

A dilapidated building alongside I-93 that was once responsible for controlling several railroad tracks throughout Concord during the mid-1900s was given a reprieve from demolition. Though the roof is ...

MITCHELL — A 92-year-old rail switching tower is still in use in Mitchell, though authorities say it is outdated and inefficient in moving traffic through an intersection of five railroads.

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery ...

HAMMOND -- The city's Historical Preservation Committee is hoping an abandoned railroad switching tower on the north end of the downtown district can find a new home this year. There have been several ...