A couple years ago I posted a piece on how to use Google Street View to check on the status of surviving interlocking towers. At the time I determined that the former PRR tower BECK and the former P&LE tower CP-3 had both been demolished, while the P&LE tower CP-3Y was still standing. At the time I was using the latest Street View image from July 2016, which showed the existence of CP-3Y.
However what i did not know that was a new set of images from August 2018 were still in the pipeline and would have revealed that CP-3Y had indeed been demolished in the intervening time period. I believe this would eliminate the last standing classic style P&LE interlocking tower.
Just goes to show that time doesn't stand still and just because a tower is here today or on streetview today does not mean it will be there tomorrow so stay alert and remember to check back on a regular basis.
There is another tower, hidden in the trees at the former MONTOUR JUNCTION interlocking in Coraopolis. There is a network of ATV trails that lead to it if you park at the new soccer field complex.
ReplyDeleteI've looked all over on the Google resources and as far as I can tell CP-10 has been demolished.
DeleteThe most recent photo I have of said tower is April of 2020. If it has been demolished, it was very recently.
DeleteMontour Jct tower is still extant, currently very hidden in trees. I have a couple photos I took back in May of this year. Will send them along in a separate reply (have some processing work to do on them).
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