Interior of Interlocking Towers

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Thanks Matt, Great picture of the interior of that particular tower. It
would make sense that the similarity of the plan for the Circleville and
Forest Towers . would lead you to think that the second floor control room
(is that what it was called?) would also be similar.

Kevin Byrd
Chesterfield, VA

On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 6:40 PM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org
> wrote:

> I've found an interior photo (probably the late teens / early twenties) of
> the interior of IV tower in Circleville, Ohio that includes the "plant"
> along one side.  I don't recall if it contains any lever details.
> Circleville's tower looks identical to the reference photos for AMB - other
> than being shorter on the long side.  My assumption is that this is a
> common plan.  In any case, the interior photo may help if your era is close.
>
> The photo can be found in two places; the North American Interlockings
> site that Jim mentioned, and the Virginia Tech digital collection.  The
> latter is the original, the former has been straightened up (teens camera
> men apparently have trouble setting up a level camera), and been made more
> "contrasty" at the expense of some external detail.
>
> I've seen an interior shot of the same tower from the fifties where much
> of the interior window wall has been stuffed with period electronica; that
> later photo doesn't show the "plant" at all, so no telling if that part had
> undergone any changes.
>
> Matt Goodman
> Columbus, Ohio
>
>
> On Monday, December 21, 2015 5:55 PM, NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> Jim
> The link to is much appreciated http://northamericaninterlockings.com
> So much valuable information
>
> Thank you
> John Pearson
> Former UK Railway Signaling Project Manager
>
>
>
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>
>
>
> Kevin
>
> This site may also have something for you.
>
> http://northamericaninterlockings.com/index.html
>
> Jim Kehn
> Former PC/CR tower operator
>
>
>
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>
> Kevin
> For good source of photos try the following web site
>
> rr-fallenflags.org
> select N&W rr
> scroll down the N&W section to "OTHER" then look at
> "Tower Kenova WV inside tower"
> and
> "Tower Kenova WV looking N"
>
> Picture inside tower ( incorrectly labeled as view looking N )
> shows operator sitting at the CTC panel etc on his high class chair !
>
> If you want more tower interior stuff browse around the Fallen flags site
> there are hundreds of fabulous pictures inc a few tower interiors - Good
> luck in your quest
>
> Best wishes
> John Pearson
> Chester
> UK
>
>
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> Subject: Interior of Interlocking Towers
>
> > I would like to add a prototype interior to my AMB laser cut model of
> > the Interlocking Tower at Forest, VA. Does anyone know of any
> > available plans, drawings, or photos of the prototype. I did a search
> > of the N&WHS archives and found nothing.
> >
> > Thanks! Merry Christmas to all.
> >
> > Kevin Byrd
> > Chesterfield, VA
> >
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