Mt. Vernon, IL: VN Tower: C&EI vs Southern and L&N

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NorthAmericanInterlockings:   photo

Photo from Bill Grady Collection from Photo Archives from WestKentuckyNRHS

The tower was along the C&EI and a little closer to the L&N on the south than the Southern on the north. It is easy to find because of the shadow and because they have removed all of the coal mine buildings that were west of the C&EI.

1941 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

C&EIRHS posted two photos with the comment: "Looking south at VN tower in Mt. Vernon, IL. The L&N's Evansville-E. St. Louis line crossed the C&EI at VN tower and Southern's Louisville-E. St. Louis line crossed in the foreground on the east side of Mt. Vernon. Probably a John Barriger III photo."

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C&EIRHS posted
VN tower at Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
[Flickr link via SouthernIllinoisRailroads
Flickr comment: "NRE now occupies the area in the background at right."]

I have separate notes concerning the coal mine.

Roger Kujawa posted
Mt. Vernon Illinois IL ~ Mount Vernon Coal Mine 1913. It looks like a railroad interlocking tower behind the coal mine seen through the legs.
David Cantrell VN Tower was built by C&EI in 1894. The tower in photo above must be the first one built at the location.
David Cantrell VN Tower photo by Bill Grady from West Kentucky Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. This tower is more square than rectangular as the one in the photo above. http://westkentuckynrhs.org/.../Bill%20Grady.../BGC004.jpg

Roger Kujawa shared
Dennis DeBruler I believe that tower was along the C&EI between Southern and L&N. What was the name of that tower? Since the tower in the photo is on a slight angle, I think we are looking eastish with Southern on the left and L&N on the right.