Location: WR (Walbridge) Tower, Ohio

Walbridge Tower Walbridge Track DiagramWR Tower was a Pennsylvania Railroad tower at their entrance to the Toledo area, where their northbound line crossed the Toledo Terminal belt railroad. This was a newer tower which was brick and used pneumatic controls for moving switches.

Photo Info: Top, C&O 2324 (a U23B, heads south passing WR tower in 1979. [Charlie Whipp]. 2nd photo, this is the PRR track diagram for Walbridge, where it crossed the C&O and Toledo Terminal, n 1967.


Notes


Time Line

1902. The original tower and interlocking is installed at this crossing, with 64 levers. [RSE]

1927. The Toledo Terminal installs a second main line at this location. [RSE]

1927. The tower is built by the PRR. It houses a US&S electro-pneumatic machine with a 59 lever frame, 21 levers used for switches and derails, 12 levers for signals, and three master levers. It had 2 spare levers and 19 spare places. This tower was operated and maintained by the PRR with all roads sharing expenses. [CQII]

1928. This crossing had 200-300 train movements per day. [RSE]

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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