Tyrone, PA: Pennsy Forge and Gray Towers

(Satellite? I could not find Forge Tower, and I didn't bother to look for Gray tower.)

Darren Reynolds posted three photos with the comment: "PRRs 'Forge' tower  Tyrone Forge, Pennsylvania."

Chris Tokarcik: FORGE was where the mainline funneled down to three tracks, going back to four at SPRUCE.

Bill Decker: Chris Tokarcik actually there were 5 tracks between Gray and Forge. 5 track being the lead track for coming on/off the bald eagle branch & the L&T.

Chris Tokarcik: Bill Decker Never mentioned GRAY to FORGE but okay.

Bill Decker: Chris Tokarcik sorry, what I meant was there were really 5 tracks at Forge that narrowed down to three, and you’re correct, back to 4 at Spruce.

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"Forge" tower was closed by Penn Central in 1973

Photo & Date: Unknown

2

A PRR GP-30 Is in the lead as it passes "Forge" tower

Photo & Date: Unknown

3

A steam special passing a still Open "Forge" tower

Photo & Date: Unknown

[You can see the many rail joints very clearly in this photo.]

Given the mountains on both sides of the tracks in the second photo, I think the Forge tower was on the route to the east of town.

1933 Tyrone Quad @ 62,500

And from the photos the tower was obviously between the tracks and the southern mountain. But I could not find it.

Apr 21, 1962 @ 27,000; AR1VAKF00010120

Although, this photo shows that you cannot see the mountain in the other direction. 

Darren Reynolds posted two photos with the comment: "PRRs 'Gray' tower..Tyrone, Pennsylvania."

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PRRs "Gray" tower

2

"Gray" tower is green! In this Penn Central era picture

May26,1974

Photo by: Unknown

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

Jackson-Township historical preservation posted

ere is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tyrone, Blair County on April 16, 1966. Shown here is PRR engine #5703 and another unit whose number is not recorded. They are pulling a westbound passenger train from Harrisburg through the Tyrone Station to Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West.

(Photo from Thomas C. Ayers)

Samuel Walker commented on the above post
The engine is about 15 years old, front is pit marked and scratched. Original pin stripe is now solid yellow. I remember them as being hard worked and put away wet, so to speak. The passenger diesel at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is displayed as it appeared when completed by GM _ EMD at LaGrange IL.