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The Last Days of Ridgely Tower
Ridgely Tower on the UP Springfield line has the distinction of being the last Armstrong-lever active tower, where switches are actually controlled by the system of pipes and rods in service anywhere in the US. It is scheduled for decommission June 2010. A day was spent catching the action there, mostly Amtrak.
 
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AMTK 119
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AMTK 137
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AMTK 198
AMTK 198
AMTK 198
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NS 9810
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NS 5344
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NS 9711
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UP 9597
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UP 5868