Junction: (Satellite, it was in the northeast quadrant.)
Pennsy Roundhouse: (Satellite, extant)
Pennsy North Railyard: (Satellite, abandoned, including the Pennsy mainline through here.)
Pennsy South Railyard: (Satellite, extant)
Both the Erie and the Pennsy routes are now owned by Western New York and Pennsylvania.
I had a hard time reconciling the topo map below with today's satellite image until I realized that WNY&P took advantage of now owning both railroads. They connected the South Olean Yards to the Erie route and abandoned the Pennsy route that used to go west of town. They still use the north/south Pennsy route.
Darren Reynolds posted six photos with the comment: "Erie Railroads 'X' tower Olean, New York."
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| 1 An Erie train is getting ready to hit the Dimond at "X" tower Photo by: R.R. Wallin (No Date) |
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| 2 A Penn Central freight on the Ex PRR track passing "X" tower.. Photo by: Paul J. Templeton (No Date) |
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| 3 The model board at "X" tower Photo by: Scott Wertans May1980 |
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| 4 The interlocking machine at "X" tower Photo by: Scott Wertans May1980 |
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| 5 A Conrail train passes by "X" tower on May 1980 |
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| 6 Looking down the EL at "X" tower Olean, NY on 6/1978 Photo by: Unknown All images from North American interlockings States A to Z and Canada... |
We can see the clerestory windows of the roundhouse peaking above the bushes.
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| Street View, Sep 2022 |
It is rare for a topo map to mark the location of a junction tower, but it looks like it marked one in the northeast quadrant of the crossing. Darren's railfan photos confirm that. The north/south route through the crossing was the Pennsy.
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| 1961/62 Olean Quad @ 24,000 |
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