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Spring Hill Toiwer - Wabash Valley RR Musem |
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Besides saving the former C&EI Haley Tower, the Wabash Valley RR Museum also saved the original 1912 Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Spring Hill tower. It was built after the first tower built by predecessor Southern Indiana Rwy in 1899 burned. The tower passed through several hands - Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, Canadian Pacific) before being saved after it closed in 1999. The museum paid a "princely" sum of $10 for the tower which it moved 9.5 miles to their property at a cost of approximately $40,000.. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 4:40:20 PM |
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Terre Haute, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Spring Hill Toiwer - Wabash Valley RR Musem |
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The Spring Hill Tower employed the Saxby & Farmer mechanical lever system with electric locks. To move the levers which moved a long line of rods that moved the switches some distance away needed a "strong arm", hence the nickname for this type of system. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 4:40:34 PM |
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Terre Haute, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Spring Hill Toiwer - Wabash Valley RR Musem |
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Another view of the SWaxby & Farmer mechanical levers used in the tower. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 4:40:48 PM |
| Location: |
Terre Haute, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Spring Hill Toiwer - Wabash Valley RR Musem |
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Each lever controlled a switch in the system and would have to be pulled or released in a specific order for a train to move through the crossing. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 4:41:14 PM |
| Location: |
Terre Haute, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
Spring Hill Toiwer - Wabash Valley RR Musem |
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Another view of the line of Saxby & Farmer mechanical levers. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 4:41:36 PM |
| Location: |
Terre Haute, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
Spring Hill Toiwer - Wabash Valley RR Musem |
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Here's a view looking up the line of mechanical levers toward the operator's desk, complete with a phone and track schematic. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 4:42:02 PM |
| Location: |
Terre Haute, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Spring Hill Toiwer - Wabash Valley RR Musem |
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The track schematic has indicator lights to determine how the switch was set. Note the old fashioned phone with operator headset. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 4:42:31 PM |
| Location: |
Terre Haute, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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| Title: |
Spring Hill Toiwer - Wabash Valley RR Musem |
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This is the information sign posted by the Wabash Valley RR Museum giving some background on the tower. |
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8/13/2023 Upload Date: 11/2/2023 4:42:44 PM |
| Location: |
Terre Haute, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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