This list of closed railroad interlocking towers and cabins was extracted from a list originally compiled for the "Tower Tribute" section in the April, 1995 issue of TRAINS magazine.
The assistance of numerous people is gratefully acknowledged.
As with the list of active towers, this list is organized alphabetically by state, with regional subgroupings as needed. A total of closures follows each state or group heading.
The closures listed are those recorded as having occurred between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2003. For more information about listing criteria, see this list's active tower counterpart.
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| Abbreviations denoting type of interlocking machine: | ||
|---|---|---|
| E | electric (typically GRS model) | |
| EM | electro-mechanical (mechanical frame in conjunction with separate electrical levers interlocked electrically or mechanically with mechanical frame) | |
| EP | electro-pneumatic (typically US&S model) | |
| M | mechanical frame (old ``armstrong'' or ``strong-arm'' levers); presence of pipeline-operated switches, derails, or signals is indicated when known | |
| R | all-relay machine (includes CTC- and "NX"-type panels and other modern variants) | |
| Abbreviations denoting type of building or structure: | ||
| B | movable bridge cabin, on or next to bridge | |
| C | cabin | |
| O | office (e. g., in yard office or depot building) | |
| T | tower (building with two or more stories) | |
| Illinois [5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago area [4] | |||||
| Metra Electric (ex-IC) [1] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| Randolph Street | Chicago | Metra (ex-IC) | O | office on platform level of passenger station | |
| Union Pacific (ex-Chicago & North Western) [2] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| Clinton Street | Chicago | UP (ex-C&NW) | E | T | junction of former C&NW divisions near passenger terminal; was part time; closed November, 2001 with replacement of interlocking with new plants controlled by Lake Street |
| Barrington | Barrington | UP (ex-C&NW) | O | end of double/triple track; inside depot, part time -- to be remoted to Deval? | |
| Illinois Central [1] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| Ash Street | Chicago | IC (Iowa Division), AT&SF crossing with CR (ex-PRR and ex-CR&I), B&OCT | R | T | closed December ???, 2000 |
| East St. Louis area [1] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| Wann | Wood River | SP, Gateway Eastern (ex-GM&O) | R | C | closed ??? |
| Indiana [2] | |||||
| Chicago area [2] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| Hohman Avenue | Hammond | CR, IHB, NS | E | T | was staffed by CR on behalf of IHB; operates local interlocking; formerly controlled Calumet Park interlocking but this function moved to dispatcher in February 2000; closed ???, 2001 |
| State Line | Hammond | IHB (ex-C&WI), NS (ex-NKP), B&OCT, EJ&E | M | T | (M, w/pipeline); closed August 5, 2000; razed October 30, 2000 |
| Kentucky [1] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| RU | Russell | CSX (C&O) | EP | T | closed February 11, 2000 |
| Michigan [1] | |||||
| Detroit [1] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| Milwaukee Jct. | Detroit | CR (ex-MC), GT | M,R | T | closed February 23, 2000; razed July 24, 2001 |
| New Jersey [1] | |||||
| Conrail [1] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| NK | Newark | CR (ex-LV) | R | T | controlled NJT (ex-CNJ) Raritan Line, CP Townley, CP Roselle Park, CP Aldene; closed 10/28/2001 |
| Pennsylvania [1] | |||||
| Other [1] | |||||
| CSX, ex-B&O Cumberland-Connellsville main line [1] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| SA | Sand Patch | CSX (ex-B&O) | E | T | closed 10/27/2001 |
| Texas [2] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| #16 | Sherman | SP, Texas & Northeastern (ex-T&P), BN | E,R | T | closed 10/23/2001 |
| #74 | Beaumont | UP (ex-MP) | R | O | was inside passenger depot; closed spring 2000 |
| West Virginia [2] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| West Cumbo (W) | Hedgesville | CSX (ex-B&O) | E | T | slated to close November, 2000 |
| Miller (R) | Cherry Run | CSX (ex-B&O) | M | T | (M, w/pipeline); closed September 17, 2000 |
| Quebec, Canada [1] | |||||
| name | location | roads | mach. | bldg. | notes |
| Wellington | Montreal | CN | R | T | south throat of Central Station/Gare Centrale |
| Closed towers listed: 16 | |||||
Updated on Monday, June 7, 2004 at 15:28.