Excellent footage of CSX engines beside the RR switchtowers. Love the fact that there were no road crossings around so engineer did not have to apply the horn. You captured the full sound and effect from the diesel engines. That sweet bellow
I grew up near Holmesburg Junction on the PRR Northeast Corridor. I spent every free minute watching DC to New York goes past and vice versa. Sometimes I get lucky sit inside and watch the block operator at work. Not too much action went on track behind the tower, except the local freight up the Bustleton Branch. Then again Penn Central shorten the line back sometime in late 1960s or mid 1970s, because the line end behind the Philadelphia IRS Building now.
I lived along the old Reading Railroad which became Conrail and then CSX it was called the Treton subdivision there was a interlocking tower not far from my home they demolished it in the 80s but I went down there after they got done knocking it down and picked up a couple of Momentos I still have them one is an Old telephone dynamo and a couple of bells out of the rubble. I still have them.
Well heck...., I guess you had me, and everyone else fooled! I thought you were going to give us a tour "INSIDE" these towers and see how the operator works the switches. This is just a video with a bunch of freight trains traveling past the tower!! Whoopee!! I see that on the regular train videos on UA-cam!! Tony 59-year-old Air Force VET 🇺🇸
The title is CSX Towers. That means they are towers on the CSX railroad. Which is exactly what's documented here. If the title had been INSIDE CSX towers I could agree that it would be misleading. There was no intention of fooling anyone. If you want to see the INSIDE of a CSX manual tower, see my video on 75th St Chicago.
@@fmnut Ooh, I haven't heard that term used in years. I forgot about it. I've been using the terms, "snide" and "sarcastic". I often hear the term, "snide".....from watching old movies on Turner Classic Movies(TCM). Which is another way of enhancing ones vocabulary, besides the dictionary, or thesaurus. Also on how to be a gentleman or lady, on these old movies. A good teaching tool for this generation. Anyway, thanks fmnut.😊
The call letters came directly from B&O timetables. I believe they are telegraph calls, which may differ from the letter by which the towers were known generally.
Excellent footage of CSX engines beside the RR switchtowers. Love the fact that there were no road crossings around so engineer did not have to apply the horn. You captured the full sound and effect from the diesel engines. That sweet bellow
I grew up near Holmesburg Junction on the PRR Northeast Corridor. I spent every free minute watching DC to New York goes past and vice versa. Sometimes I get lucky sit inside and watch the block operator at work. Not too much action went on track behind the tower, except the local freight up the Bustleton Branch. Then again Penn Central shorten the line back sometime in late 1960s or mid 1970s, because the line end behind the Philadelphia IRS Building now.
Great memories, thanks for posting!
I lived along the old Reading Railroad which became Conrail and then CSX it was called the Treton subdivision there was a interlocking tower not far from my home they demolished it in the 80s but I went down there after they got done knocking it down and picked up a couple of Momentos I still have them one is an Old telephone dynamo and a couple of bells out of the rubble. I still have them.
At 15:47, I see an old SCL/LN “Coffin unit”. They were closed off where no crew could get in or out. Lol
Wow❤
Great stuff!
Are any of these towers still standing today?
Awesome video!
Well heck...., I guess you had me, and everyone else fooled! I thought you were going to give us a tour "INSIDE" these towers and see how the operator works the switches.
This is just a video with a bunch of freight trains traveling past the tower!! Whoopee!! I see that on the regular train videos on UA-cam!!
Tony
59-year-old Air Force VET 🇺🇸
The title is CSX Towers. That means they are towers on the CSX railroad. Which is exactly what's documented here. If the title had been INSIDE CSX towers I could agree that it would be misleading. There was no intention of fooling anyone. If you want to see the INSIDE of a CSX manual tower, see my video on 75th St Chicago.
And try to be less snarky in the future.
@@fmnut
*"there are..." . Just correcting your sentence. Habit forming.
But thank you. And I will try to be less...."snarky"?
@@shauntrailskinner9645 snarky definition ....rudely critical, cutting, snide, sarcastic, irreverent, .
"the kid who makes snarky remarks in class"
@@fmnut
Ooh, I haven't heard that term used in years. I forgot about it. I've been using the terms, "snide" and "sarcastic".
I often hear the term, "snide".....from watching old movies on Turner Classic Movies(TCM). Which is another way of enhancing ones vocabulary, besides the dictionary, or thesaurus. Also on how to be a gentleman or lady, on these old movies. A good teaching tool for this generation.
Anyway, thanks fmnut.😊
14:30 my RDG/D&H GP39-2!!!!
Nice, except some of the call letters are incorrect. "KY" is really Z Tower and "CW" is Q Tower.
The call letters came directly from B&O timetables. I believe they are telegraph calls, which may differ from the letter by which the towers were known generally.
KY was for the train order office in Keyser Station (probably closed by 1970). Z was the Tower.
Some of these videos look kind of old how old are they.
Ricksp65 1993 to 1998
check out my video of BO Tower in Kalamazoo , MI 1991. Bob...