Shop: (Satellite)
Roundhouse: (Satellite)
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| Rollie Puterbaugh posted Image taken over the Glenwood Bridge {lower right} in 1971. It shows Hazelwood, the coke and blast furnaces belonging to J&L Steel along Second Avenue. You can also see the Hot Metal Bridge that took the pig iron from Second Avenue across the Mon' River to the Southside Works. Copyright: Rollie Puterbaugh If anybody would be interested in seeing an expanded view of Hazelwood, let me know! Ron Koenig posted B&O Glenwood Yard about 1971. Jerry Swink: My Dad and uncle as B&O and later Chessie System then CSX freight conductors on line from Connellsville to New Castle quite often were in or through Glenwood Yard. They were gone for days on end jockeying between Glenwood to New Castle then to eventually back home to Connellsville. |
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| 1951 Pittsburgh East Quad @ 24,000 |
In case they repurpose the land, this was the Nov 2023 remnant of the roundhouse.
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| Mike Lusher posted Here is the Glenwood longitudinal shop in 1961. Timothy Yarnall Sr.: Mike, Glennwood shop was dimensionally identical to Cumberland shop. We took down traveling wall cranes, a trolley and hooks from 100 ton main bay crane, and entire 15 ton crane from their South Bay, brought to Cumberland, refurbished and put in place to live another day. Equipment is still there except the 100 ton cranes (Morgan Cranes). They’ve been renewed with AC 125 ton cranes in main bay! [A couple of comments asked for confirmation that this was in the Hazelwood Shops, but there were no answers.] Tim Starr shared B&O Glenwood Shop, outside Pittsburgh. Nice diesel era picture. [Fortunately, Tim provided confirmation.] |
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| Tim Starr posted Floor plan of the new Baltimore and Ohio machine shop at Glenwood, PA outside of Pittsburgh. Built in 1919, 641 by 235 feet in size. (Railway Review) |
B&O Tower
To find a railroad tower that is still standing is rare.
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| Street View, Nov 2022 |
Not that long ago, the tower didn't have any graffiti.
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| Street View, May 2012 |
t appears to be a former-B&O tower because the upstream railroad bridge is a former-B&O bridge.
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| 1951/51 Pittsburgh East Quad @ 24,000 |
Update: Darren's post confirms that it is a B&O tower.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroads"WJ" tower (Glenwood Jct.)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Vinnie Opdyke: My late grandfather operated a steam crane at the Glenwood Yards. Sadly, he passed in 1961, five years before I was born.
Tim Shanahan shared
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| 1 "WJ" tower once Controlled movements on the P&W and the W&P Sub.Div..The tower was built in 1908 Photo by: Don Maners October 29,2002 |
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| 2 The Pennsy style interlocking machine At "WJ" tower on October 29,1983 Photo by: Dan Maners |
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| 3 The model board at "WJ" tower with a lot of tracks Blacked out on Oct. 29, 2002 Photo by: Don Maners |
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| 4 The Chessie steam special is crossing over as it passes "WJ" tower Photo by: Mark Vinski (No Date) Vinnie Opdyke: I believe the posted photo is from 1977. [He posted a photo of the Chessie Steam Special at the same location that was 1978.] [Look at the Colored Positional Signals on the right side of the photo.] |
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| 5 A B&O geep brings a train into Glenwood Jct. On June18, 1983 Photo by: Steve Salamon |
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| 6 "WJ" tower (Glenwood Jct) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Photo & Date: Unknown |
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| 7 A look back in this 1928 view shows Busier times at "WJ" tower ( Glenwood Jct) Photo by: Henry Wilhelm NRHS |
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| 8 A Chessie geep shifts some cars at "WJ" tower on March 3, 1983 Photo by: Steve Salamon |
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| 9 A Chessie Freight train passes through the interlocking at "WJ" tower on April 1, 1983 Photo by: Steve Salamon |
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