New Miami, OH: New River (WR) Tower: NS/N&W/Pennsy vs. B&O/CH&D + Aban/Erie

(Satellite, west of the Pennsy track and just south of Union Ave.)

GR&I = Grand Rapids & Indiana

Michael Shirey posted eight photos with the comment: "B&O “WR” tower in New Miami, Ohio on the double track mainline that run between Cincinnati and Toledo Ohio. The line that crosses is the GR&I from Cincinnati to Fort Wayne, Indiana on Penn Central rails. These photos were taking in the early 1980s."[Some comments indicated that the Pennsy rights never went to Conrail, they went to N&W instead.]

Michael Shirey shared

Dennis DeBruler: Thanks for capturing the signaling pipelines as well as the sheet metal (trains).

Tim Shanahan shared

David L White: It wasn't the GR&I, the GR&I ended at Richmond. Also, the line ran into Richmond and continued on toward Logansport. Today, under Norfolk Southern, it runs to New Castle, IN, and then joins the former Nickel Plate from there to Fort Wayne.

Michael Shirey shared

Tom Shepard: I was the signal maintainer there in the late 70’s early 80’s.

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Dennis DeBruler commented on Tim's share
The tower was west of the Pennsy track and just south of Union Ave. 1964 aerial photo [AR1VAYB00010286]

This topo map accurately marks the position of the tower.

1955 Hamilton Quad @ 24,000

Darren Reynolds posted five photos with the comment: "Baltimore and Ohio Railroads    'WR' tower    New Miami, Ohio."

Tim Shanahan shared

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3 Chessie Engines (One still in blue) set in front of "WR" tower Photo by: Ken Wirsing (No Date)

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Taken from the back of a train is "WR" tower and look at all that pipeline..

Photo by: Rob Mandeville April 1971

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The model board at " "WR" tower

Photo by: Alan Hiner March 8,1980

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The interlocking machine at "WR" tower

Photo by: Ken Wirsing 1975 or 1976

JayKay Wirsing: Darren Reynolds It was either 1975 or 1976. I forgot to date the photo on the back.

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The inside of "WR" tower

Photo by: Alan Hiner March 8,1980