There were so many railroads through this junction that I could use just the 1928 names in the title. The 1928 AA was formed in 1895 and abandoned by Conrail in 1976. The current AA was formed in 1988. [posting+Wikipedia]
The northwest/southeast routes are AA+DTI. and PM+Pennsy. The AA+DTI route is now used by (new)AA+CN+DTI. The PM+Pennsy is now used by CSX. The southwest/northeast route had NYC/Lake Shore & Michigan Southern on the west side and NYC/Michigan Central on the east side. When NYC got controlled, they operated the two tracks as a single double-track with the east track used for northbound traffic and the west track used for southbound traffic. B&O had trackage rights in both directions. Now NS owns this route.
Rod Clark posted two photos with the comment: "Alexis tower 6-28-92 Toledo Ohio. Conrail GP-38-2 8212 brings a freight from Detroit Mi. Inside shot of the hard working operator who was nice enough to let us get a drink of water for me and my son from his water fountain on that day of train watching. My Photos."
Kevin Capurso: Closed in 98 and gone by the time I moved to Toledo in 04. Actually driving on Alexis Rd bridge you could see it I was told
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Hugh Simpson posted a 1992 Rod Clark photo of the interior.
Howie Castellucio Looks like Bill Young!
Hugh Simpson I agree, was home 2 weeks ago to do a memorial for my dad Ed Simpson and roamed around Toledo looking at towers I worked at.
Howie Castellucio Or what's left.....Nasby is a shell.
The rest have been torn down. Ironville still stands as does Millard cabin.
Hallett is still there. Last standing manned tower in Ohio.
Glad I got to work there.
Skip Cubbedge I used to hear Alexis announcing the C&O southbounds to the TT dispatcher when I worked at Ironville. Alexis must have been a workout every shift with the Armstrong setup! Is that the Tower K panel to the right of the op? Very nice photo.
Don Biggs yes.
Doug Hefty From Saginaw, we used to give the "bid" on all our southbound trains to the operator at Alexis which he then gave to the TT dispatcher for his train sheet. Gave Alexis a one hour figure at Erie when southbounds went by Wayne.
The rest have been torn down. Ironville still stands as does Millard cabin.
Hallett is still there. Last standing manned tower in Ohio.
Glad I got to work there.
Skip Cubbedge I used to hear Alexis announcing the C&O southbounds to the TT dispatcher when I worked at Ironville. Alexis must have been a workout every shift with the Armstrong setup! Is that the Tower K panel to the right of the op? Very nice photo.
Don Biggs yes.
Doug Hefty From Saginaw, we used to give the "bid" on all our southbound trains to the operator at Alexis which he then gave to the TT dispatcher for his train sheet. Gave Alexis a one hour figure at Erie when southbounds went by Wayne.
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| Mark Hinsdale shared his post A southbound Detroit, Toledo & Ironton train is passing through the junction known as "Alexis," in northern Toledo OH during March, 1979. The train is using tracks belonging to the Ann Arbor Railroad, once a wholly owned property of DT&I. Unwanted by Conrail, by this point the former Ann Arbor is owned by the State of Michigan and is referred to as the Michigan Interstate Railway. DT&I is exercising its trackage rights from Diann MI to Toledo, a carry over from the previous era of Ann Arbor ownership by DT&I. The train is operating between DT&I's yard at Flat Rock MI and Toledo. It is shown here crossing the southward main track of Conrail's Detroit Line, and is about to cross the northward Detroit Line track. March, 1979 photo by Mark Hinsdale |
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