Keyser, WV: B&O Roundhouse, Railyard and West Keyser (Z) Tower

Roundhouse: (Satellite)

Railyard: (Satellite, the classification tracks have been removed but some of the longer sidings still exist.)

Frank O'Hara commented on Shaun's poste below
The Keyser turntable and round house
Stan Carlson: Frank O'Hara I like how they built an awning over some of the stalls for locomotives that were too long for them.

Shawn Dorsey posted
Here's today's pic from my Dad's collection. There are several from this location.
Michael Rembold: I'm saying Keyser. Look at all the loaded coal hoppers in the background.
James Stout: Michael Rembold Could be. Turntable location would be correct. Being enlarged to 115'?

Shaun Dorsey posted
Another from my Dad's collection.

 

Shaun Dorsey posted
Another of Dad's photos...looks like more work being done on the turntable. We think in Keyser WV.

 

Shaun Dorsey posted
Like this photo alot...not sure if it is B&O related. Engine on a turntable with a bunch of "suits" and workers. One agile worker climbed the A-frame.
[Some comments provide good evidence that this is Keyser.]
Stan Carlson: The bosses are out to see what is probably the first locomotive to try out the new turntable.
[And the workers who did the job are required to stay on the other side of the turntable?]

 

Shaun Dorsey posted
Here's today's pic from my Dad's collection. There are several from this location.

 

Ken Neth III commented on Shaun's post with a restoration
Stan Carlson: It appears to be taken from the roof of a steam wrecker. Note the three chime whistle in the lower right.

1951 Keyser Quad @ 24,000

Syaun Dorsey posted
Another of my Dad's photos. Looks like he's got her up a notch or two.
Paulette Szuhay: Looks like a EL 2 or EL 3.

Ken Neth III restoration

Taylor Rush restoration

Darren Reynolds posted six photos with the comment: "B&Os West Keyser "Z" Tower    Keyser, West Virginia"

Christopher Love shared

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"Z" Tower

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A westbound passenger train passing "Z" tower not sure what the train number is.
Michael Rembold: 1971 date. One of the last I suppose.

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Note: the interlocking machine left middle of the photo it controlled Piedmont, WV.

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Looking East

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Looking West
All images from North American interlockings states A to Z and Canada
[A nice view of how the signaling pipelines would turn and go to the device they controlled.]

Darren Reynolds posted seven photos. I think this is the additional photo.
Looking West at "West Keyser" tower July 2000.. This was the helper crew sign in office.. Over to the right there's an SD-50 waiting for work.. Photo by: Chris Thompson

Darren Reynolds posted the seven photos again, but with better comments on the photos.

Robert Brzostowski: Just FYI Darren, Jett Lowe was the H.A.E.R. photographer. He and I along with another HAER member, Christopher Marsten, spent the morning documenting the tower. It was to go along with the other HAER records pertaining to the B&O in Keyser.

Darren Reynolds shared

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"Z" tower with Aluminum siding

Like many towers chessie, put aluminum siding on.

Them.

Photo by: Dan Killinger

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A B&O GP-7 in charge of a passenger train passing

"Z" tower 1971

Photo by: Noah Caplin

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Inside of "Z" tower With the row of Armstrong leavers and operator Tom Hartman lining up the interlocking For the next train.

I don't know what happened to the interlocking machine after the closing. ???

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Inside of "Z" tower with another view of the armstrong levers.on the operator's desk is a small CTC machine For "Piedmont" West Virginia and the start of B&Os Famous Seventeen mile grade.

Photo by: HAER

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"Z" tower with a SD-50 In the helper pocket. July 2000

Looking West.

Photo by: Chris Thompson

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At "Z" tower looking East we see the pipeline for switches.

Photo by: HAER

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Looking West a good View of Some of the interlocking

Pipeline At " Z" tower.

Photo by: HAER

All images from North American interlockings, states A to Z and Canada.

[At first I saw the signalling pipelines going over to the turnouts. Then I saw the big row of pipelines on the left side.]

30 photos "West Keyser" was the tower on the west side of the yard. The photos include a lot of details of signaling pipelines. And the interlocking frame!