Terre Haute, IN: Vigo Tower: Pennsy vs. Big Four/EI&TH

(Satellite, NYC was in First Street, and the Pennsy tracks have been moved to use the NYC route through town. I think both routes are now owned by CSX.)

EI&TH = Evansville, Indianapolis & Terre Haute

Darren Reynolds posted three images with the comment:

Conrails (EX-NYC)

"VIGO" tower 

Terre Haute, Indiana

Tim Shanahan shared

Charlie DeWeese: Vigo was a PRR Tower, PRR Operators. Terre Haute had eight towers when I was there 1958-1963. PRR had Vigo, Union and Preston, NYC had two, JR (Terre Haute Station) and Duane, Milwaukee had two, Dewey and Spring Hill, and C&EI had one, Haley. I understand that C&EI had two others, Wabash Avenue and Baker, but they disappeared before I got there.

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The NYC did street running on First Street.

1958/60 Terre Haute Quad @ 24,000

And the Pennsy used to have its own tracks through what is now part of Indiana State University.

Oct 28, 1949 @ 36,000; AR1JT0000010039

The tower was in the northwest quadrant of the crossing of Pennsy and NYC.

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