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Marty Bernard posted Conrail Virginia Tower, southeast corner of 2nd Street and Virginia Avenue SW, Washington, DC September 1984. Roger Puta photographer Jack Fuller: Tracks to left lead to Washington Union Station. Tracks to right lead to NEC via Benning. [In the opposite direction, the four tracks go to the Long Bridge over the Potomac River.] Frank Reeder Scheer: I visited Virginia tower a few times during 1969-1972. The second trick operator was Donald Lane and told me that 30+ years earlier, there were tenements on the other side of the raised right-of-way. Some of the rooms appeared to be active bordellos with open shades and lights on. Working Second and Third Tricks became preferred bid assignments. William Novak: The poles and catenary structures over the track are the remnants of the old electrified system used by the Pennsylvania Railroad for their GG1’s. [You can clearly see that the Position Signal on the left uses three horizontal yellow lights for Stop instead of a Red Eye (two horizontal red lights).] Marty Bernard shared Paul C. Worley: Was required to be preserved and restored as part of the Virginia Ave tunnel project planning document. Ted Gregory shared |
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| Frank Reeder Scheer commented on Marty's post The tower is now a private residence. |
Before CSX restored the tower:
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| Image from DC’s Historic Preservation Office. via ggwash |
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