Current: (3D Satellite)
(I used to drop a pin on a tower's historical location, but I quit doing that because Google Maps now moves the location of the pin. And the error depends on the zoom factor. See the aerial photo below for details.)
See MichaelFroio for a history of the train traffic through, and later around, this junction.
The tower was moved in 1983. [prrths]
It has been preserved in the Strasburg Railroad Museum.
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| Street View, Aug 2014 |
This map taught me that the crossing was just west of the river.
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| penndot |
Darren Reynolds posted seven images with the comment: "PRRs "Lemo" (J) tower
Lemoyne, Pennsylvania."
David Foubert: Is that diamond and interlocking still there ?
Darren Reynolds: David Foubert No the only thing there is the CV branch that goes to intermodal yard at Greencastle,Pa. But the tower was saved and moved to Strasburg railroad.
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| 1 "Lemo" tower was built and put in service 3/13/1907 and it originally faced the Cumberland Valley branch.. Photo By: Paul Geiger May 1977 Darrren Reynolds posted "Lemo" tower was built March 13,1907 With a machanical interlocking machine on December 31,1956
The Pneumatic machine was put in service. The tower Now Resides at world famous Strasbourg railroad.
Photo by: Paul Geiger May 1977 |
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| 2 Standing on a Cumberland valley branch a Green "Lemo" tower June.1975 Photo By: Rob Mandeville |
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| 3 Model board and interlocking machine.. the model board on top is for. "Camp" interlocking South of "Lemo" tower 1984 Photo By Robert Rinker |
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| 4 The desk and bay window at "Lemo" tower Mar.11,1978 Photo By: Tim Garner |
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| 5 A Conrail train on the Cumberland valley branch is crossing the northern Central branch At "Lemo" tower. May 1979 Photo By: Geoffrey Hubbs |
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| 6 This is where the catenary crosses one another. the only one on the Pennsylvania railroad system. At "Lemo" tower. Sorry no date and photographer and this is a mirror image photograph. |
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| 7 Interlocking diagram of "Lemo" tower Drawn by: Ed Spodobalski All images from North American interlocking States A to Z and Canada.. |
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| EarthExplorer: Oct 19, 1959 @ 60,000; ARB593500200174 |
The above aerial indicates that the black square in the southwest (or south) quadrant of the crossing on this topo map is the location of the tower. (Topo maps normally don't record the location of railroad towers.)
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| 1963 Lemoyne Quad @ 24,000 |
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| Diagram via RedOverYellow |
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| Photo via jbritton, one of many photos on that webpage of the area |
I chose the above photo because I believe the steel girders in the foreground are part of this overpass.
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| Street View, Oct 2023 |
This photo shows the catenaries crossing each other. Since both routes were electrified, this grade crossing had crossing catinaries. I read somewhere that this was the only crossing catinaries on the Pennsy system.
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