Memphis Union Station Tower 17
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| The pictures below are of the maintenance shed and garden area at Tower 17. |
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Contributed by Wiley E. Childs |
| Wiley L. Childs, Wiley E. Childs' father, was Signal Supt. for many years at MUS. |
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Contributed by Bill Strong |
View appears to be from Tower 17 |
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Contributed by Bill Pollard |
| This Union Railway of Memphis DS1000 is seen passing Tower 17 in the early 1960s. |
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Contributed by Bill Pollard |
| This Rock Island RS2 rebuild is seen passing Tower 17 in Memphis in the early 1960s. |
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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. |
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| Collection of Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum |
| MP GP38 947 is seen passing Tower 17 on Broadway in 1974. |
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Contributed by Bill Pollard |
| This image is taken from the July 1944 NC&StL Bulletin covering their Memphis Yards. The operator seen here is Aaron ‘Jack’ Childs. |
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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
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