Darren Reynolds posted five photos with the comment: "B&O's 'AM' tower.(Altamont), Maryland." (an earlier post)
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| 1 Altamont Tower on the top of the 17mi grade.. by the time this picture was taken it still had its Armstrong levers.. with no pipelines switches are probably electric by now... 4/1979 Photo by: The Fran Giacoma |
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| 2 A eastbound going through the interlocking "Altamont" Tower.. 6/1974 Photo by: David O. Oroszi |
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| 3 Here's the interlocking machine at "Altamont" tower.. 4/1979 Photo by: Fran Giacoma |
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| 4 By this time aluminum siding and they changed the steps to the other side of the tower.. The future is not looking too good. Either.. I hear it's abandoned now and falling apart.. Photo by Eric Powell |
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| 5 Standing on the old wye a westbound train has tackled 17 mile grade.. passing "Altamont" tower Oct.17,1980.. Photo by: Robert Staples All images from North American interlockings States A to Z and Canada |
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| 1949 Deer Park @ 24,000 |
I presume the wye was used to turnaround the helpers.
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| EarthExplorer: Mar 20, 2946 @ 27,200; AR1CA0000010099 |
In case they tear it down.
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