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| Kevin Josche posted My photo of XN Dearborn Tower in Lawrenceburg, IN looking east toward Cincinnati on 8/15/87. XN used to guard the ex-B&O Cinti-St. Louis mainline at a diamond with an ex-NYC branchline. This scene is vastly different today--the NYC branchline was removed, there is a casino nearby, and XN Tower was acquired from CSX by the Whitewater Valley RR and moved to Connersville, IN, where it is today as part of a collection of historic RR structures from southern Indiana. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Kevin's post There were two crossings in Lawrenceburg. I determined that Dearborn was the eastern crossing. It appears that the tower was in the southeast quadrant of the crossing. I noticed that CSX still does street running through the town. How often do they have to close the flood gates on the CSX tracks? https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/scene/metadata/full/5e83d8e4870f4473/AR1IP0000160146/ Paul Hillman: Dennis DeBruler you are correct in your assessment. They don't have to close the gates very often. It takes a pretty good flood. |
The 2005 SPV Map was my source that Dearborn was on the east side of town. The name of the crossing on the west side of town was Lawrenceburg. The Big Four tracks on the west side of town now connect to the CSX tracks as an industrial stub. At least the Giles Chemical Corp. still gets rail service.
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| 1943 Lawrenceburg Quad @ 24,000 |
Darren Reynolds posted four photos with the comment: "Baltimore and Ohio Railroads 'XN' tower (Dearborn) Lawrenceburg, Indiana"
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| 1 Not built like other B&O towers "XN" tower was all B&O.. The NYC crossed here at a Dimond.. in this picture looking down the B&O at "XN" tower This is the St louis line...I'm not sure when it closed. Photo by: John Fuller collection (No Date) Doug Diebel: CSX still runs through there mostly from Seymour east to Queensgate. |
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| 2 The model board at "XN" tower Photo by: Dominic Morrone (No Date) |
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| 3 A C&O E-Unit does the honors with a passenger train Passing "XN" tower as it crossed the NYC. Photo by John Fuller collection (No Date) John Carr: Man, that train is close to the tower! I recall reviewing, on behalf of thr DNR Div. of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, the grant-funded relocation of the tower to Connersville from Lawrenceburg. I'm generally not in favor of moving historic structures from their historic context, but this one was a good save. |
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| 4 IT'S BEEN SAVED!! A beautiful "XN" tower now restored It was moved to The Whitewater Valley railroad.In Connersville, Indiana Photo by: Wally Mattes June 7,2019 |
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