McKeesport, PA: B&O Depot and "MK" Tower

Depot: (Satellite, south of Lysle and close to Locust, but in the middle of the block.)

Tower: (Satellite, not only is the tower gone, but so is the B&O!)

Darren Reynolds posted two photos with the comment: "B&Os "MK" Tower    Mc Keesport,Pa."

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"MK" Tower McKeesport Pennsylvania
[Given the steel mill building on the right, I think we are looking East. That means the tracks on the left side of the tower are B&O and those on the right side are the PL&E.]

I found the satellite locations using this aerial.

Earth Explorer: Apr 9, 1952 @ 23,600; AR1NZ0000010087

The blue rectangle highlights the depot and the red rectangle highlights what I believe to be the tower.

EarthExplorer plus Paint

I included the cemeteries because the roads around Lysle Blvd. have changed so much. They confirm that Huey no longer goes across the tracks, but Coursin does go over them.

Satellite

One reason why I got the aerial photo was to confirm that the bends in Locust and Sinclair in this topo are wrong. Identifying those two streets correctly are important in determining the location of the depot.

1953 Mc Keesport Quad @ 24,000

The most recent topo still draws those streets incorrectly.

1993 Mc Keesport Quad @ 24,000