Memphis Union Station Tower 17

Contributed by Bill Strong
View appears to be from Tower 17

Contributed by David Johnston
The bottom image was created by "zooming-in" on Tower-17 in the background of a 5/73 shot from Signal Bridge A that is posted on the "Broadway-IC Crossing Page"and is duplicated above.

Contributed by Bill Pollard
This image is taken from the July 1944 NC&StL Bulletin covering their Memphis Yards.

Contributed by Eric Fleet
Taken from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Rules of the Transportation Department, Effective April 1, 1952.

Memphis Union Station Co - Electro-Pneumatic Interlocking
Union Switch & Signal Company mechanism -- 107 lever machine
51 levers for 35 switches, 8 double and 9 single slips, and 6 derails
34 levers for 34 signals
1 spare lever
21 spare spaces

Tower 17 Train Sheet

We need a good image of this tower!

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