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| Rails Around Southern Illinois posted From Chapter One: Mt Carmel: The crossing with the NYC was protected by a tower, appropriately named Mt. Carmel. Train orders were handed up to the NYC crews while the Southern used the semaphore signals for crossing. Southern 3181 leads a westbound past the tower as Penn Central power idles in the background in July 1975. (Rick Schroeder) Rails Around Southern Illinois is a new 256-page hardcover book filled with over 600 all-color images 1950-1995. Release date May 1, 2023 but you can reserve your autographed copy here: https://michaelckelly.net/?page_id=7467 Michael C Kelly sjared |
Darren Reynolds posted six photos with the comment: "Southern Railways 'Mt. Carmel' tower(TJ). Mt. Carmel, Illinois."
Dave Allenson: As for the date, the SOU 3053 was delivered in 11/65 and the NYC 7419 has yet to be renumbered in PC. I would guess it would be the summer of 1966 or 1967.
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| 1 Looking down the tracks at "Mt.Carmel " tower Photo by: Carl Wallenmeyer (No Date) Chuck Grigsby: Nice GRS Model F signal. Matt Lasayko: Chuck Grigsby was just gunna say that!😎 Michael North: Matt Lasayko and me too 😆 Rare shot of a triple one in service so prominently |
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| 2 NYC geep grabs train orders at "Mt.Carmel" tower [from an ironman] Photo by: Carl Wallenmeyer (No Date) |
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| 3 The model board at "Mt.Carmel" tower Photo by: Carl Wallenmeyer ( No Date) |
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| 4 Inside of "Mt.Carmel" tower Photo by: Carl Wallenmeyer (No Date) |
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| 5 A look at the Junction at" Mt.Carmel" tower Photo by: Carl Wallenmeyer (No Date) |
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| 6 A Southern Eng# 3053 is at "Mt.Carmel" tower Photo by: Carl Wallenmeyer (No Date) All images from North American interlockings States A to Z and Canada.. |
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| Eric Berg commented on Darren's post PC GP38 #7684 leading a train past "TJ" tower at Mt. Carmel, Illinois in 1971. Photo by Leon Kay. |
Jacob Hortenstine shared a Leon Kay Flickr 1971 Photo and caught the Penn Central era of the Egyptian Line.
Rex Settlemoir The station call for this tower was "TJ" and it was manned by Southern Railway operators.
See the Big Four posting for this town for more information on the Big Four facilities in this town.
The white line going east/west was the Southern, now NS. The diagonal line was the Big Four. It appears the tower was in the northeast quadrant.
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| 1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
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