Union City, IN: Junction Tower: CSX/Big4 vs. Aban/CR/Penn and Aban/B&O/Dayton&Union

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Steven D. Huelskamp posted three current pictures:

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Dale Vincentovick Martin provided links to photos taken in its better days: 1 and 2.

The B&O tracks came from the southwest and joined the Penn tracks east of town. The Union City Gateway Trail would be part of the former Penn RoW through town. The Penn would have crossed from the south side of the Big4 to the north side at the junction tower. It then followed along the north side of the Big4 until it left that route on the west side of town. The B&O/D&U terminated in this town.

John Mosier posted two photos with the comment: "The tower in Union City, Indiana was vacated by CSX a few years ago. There is a local historic group trying to preserve it. I'm glad they didn't just tear it down."

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James Torgesonhttps://www.facebook.com/The-Preservation-Society-of-Union-City-Indiana-Ohio-293586313991261/

Darren Reynolds posted five images with the comment:

Conrails ( Ex- NYC)

"Union City" tower 

Union City, Indiana

Jason Cook: NYC Big Four Cleveland to St Louis and Pennsylvania Panhandle Columbus to Chicago (the Bradford Line).

Jeremy Harris: Plus the B&O.

Matthew Lappin: Jeremy Harris I had a relative that worked on the Dayton Union, I asked him if they were tied into the plant there. he said no their track ended into the house track of the NYC. they had a house track off their mainline switch south of the NYC side.

he said a old head when he hired told him the original plan of the line was to reach Bluffton or hartford city and never did.

Tim Shanahan shared

Jim Kelling Big Four tower design

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"Union City" tower was at the crossing of the PRR And the CCC&StLRY...March 1,1992

Photo by: Frank Garon Collection

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Looking down the tracks at "Union City" tower

Photo by: Rich Ballash

Hal Johns: Looking east NYC/Conrail

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An interlocking diagram and interlocking machine information for "Union City" tower. Indiana

Joe Cearfoss: I wonder if those are movable frogs around #25 switch?

Ken Miller: Joe Cearfoss yes.

Joe Cearfoss: Ken Miller They must have been a challenge for C&S to keep in adjustment(obstruction tests, etc.). And then snow in the winter. Yikes!

Daniel Kopack: Kinda neat how you could get Slow Clear to cross over both ways..

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The old days at "Union City" tower as a Penn Central freight crossing over the Dimonds 1972

Photo by: David P. Oroszi

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"Union City " tower. Union City, Indiana

Photo by: Dan Maners

A 2012 railfan video caught a CSX engine passing the tower. It then focuses on the tower itself. (It looks the MoW unit train carried ties.) A side view of the bay window. Another view with the tower in the background. A focus shot on the bay window and a side and the condition of the roof. A view from the tower.

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