Dayton, OH: Tates Point (SI) Tower: B&O(CHD) vs. Erie + Big4

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Darren Reynolds posted eleven photos with the comment: "PC- EL   Tates point tower "SI"   Dayton,OH."

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Bob Zoellner: Miami Valley Beeliner!

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[Note the signaling pipelines.]

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[More pipelines.]

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All images from North American interlocking website.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Darren's post

More specifically, it was where the B&O (formerly Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton) crossed the Erie and Big Four. NS now owns the Big Four route. The Erie route, which was north of the Big Four route, and the B&O routes are now gone. I highlighted the B&O route in yellow.

https://www.google.com/.../@39.7767404,-84.../data=!3m1!1e3

The piers for the B&O bridge across the Mad River still exist:

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Photo via Big Blue Forever!

This is Tate’s Point on the east side of Dayton. This was where the B&O crossed the NYC and EL (Erie) joint trackage. The crossing was controlled by NYC.

The B&O branch was known as the Wellston Sub which ran from north Dayton to Wellston, Ohio.

Today the Wellston Sub is a paved greenway for bicycles and joggers, the Erie side of the double track has been removed, and the tower is long gone.