Alliance, OH: (AL) Block Station: Pennsy vs. Pennsy and (CP) Tower

AL: (Satellite)

CP: (Satellite)

The freight houses for the two routes are noted in "Freight Houses, American Steel Foundries and Morgan Engineering."

"AL" Cabin

Darren Reynolds posted three images with the comment: "Conrails ( Ex-PRR) 

"Alliance" Block and train order office 

Alliance, Ohio"

Richard Fiedler shared

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"Alliance" Block and train order station...

Photo by: David P. Oroszi on May29, 1976

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"Alliance" Block and train order office

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A PRR track and signal Diagram for "Alliance"

The town had two Pennsy routes and a NYC route.

1952/54 Alliance Quad @ 24,000

This map shows the overhead bridge that is on the track diagram. It has been replaced by a bridge that connects two north/south streets.

1952/54 Alliance Quad @ 24,000

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"CP" Tower

Darren Reynolds posted four images with the comment: "Conrails (Ex-PRR)

"CP" tower 

Alliance,  Ohio."

Tim Shanahan shared

Tom Barnett: Worked it quite a bit, plus old AL and the new Alliance (located in the station), which replaced AL and CP both, after the big PXEN wreck in 1981.

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[Note the comment "0.2 mi to 'Alliance' Block Station." That taught me that it was about halfway between Webb and Mahoning Avenues.]

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On the first photo, I added a red rectangle to highlight the "AL" Cabin.

First Photo plus Paint

I got an aerial photo to verify the location of the "CP" Tower.

Apr 27, 1950 @ 19,200; AR1KM0000010087