Mt. Carmel, IL: TJ Tower: NS/Southern vs. Aban/Big Four (Egyptian Line)

(Satellite)

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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)
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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.

1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP