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Church St. Tower at North End of Nashville Passenger Station Nashville, TN. Early 1980's
Control Machine and Model Board from the Church St. Tower.
The model
board is the diagram with occupancy lights in the back, with each
signal block a different color, so the operator can quickly tell
what or who is where.
When the
passenger station was a passenger station, the black area in the
center of the fan-out contained a number of stub end tracks that
were used for baggage/express etc. The tracks shown on the
board, are the outermost through tracks which were used by the
through passenger trains, or an originating Memphis train.
Originating trains for Chattanooga often left from one of these
stub tracks.
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Church St. Tower. Nashville, TN.
Church St. Tower. North End of Nashville Passenger Station. Nashville, TN. Early 1980's. Auxiliary Control Machine to right of Main Interlocking Panels. This control machine covered the NC&StL to Sellers (left end of panel)
Alton Merritt Photo
Jerry H. Sullivan Collection
Control Machine and Model Board
Nashville, TN. Late 70's
From the old South End Tower, which sat astride the passenger station throat tracks, about 4 blocks south of Demonbreum St. It is long gone history by now.
The model board is the diagram with occupancy lights in the back, with each signal block a different color, so the operator can quickly tell what or who is where. This type of plant was very common, and the Church St. tower had a similar one.
When the passenger station was a passenger station, the black area in the center of the fan-out contained a number of stub end tracks that were used for baggage/express etc. The tracks shown on the board, are the outermost through tracks which were used by the through passenger trains, or an originating Memphis train. Originating trains for Chattanooga often left from one of these stub tracks.
Alton Merritt Photo
Jerry H. Sullivan Collection
East End of Connecting Track between Memphis Line and Louisville Line. Nashville, TN. Early 1980's
East End of Connecting Track between Memphis Line and Louisville Line looking South. The curve to right leads to Union Station. In olden days, the connection was part of the wye for turning passenger equipment. Today it is an important through route avoiding Radnor Yard.
Alton Merritt Photo
Jerry H. Sullivan Collection
South End Tower at Union Station
Nashville, TN. Early 1980's
Alton Merritt Photo
Jerry H. Sullivan Collection
Control Machine at Vine Hill Tower
Nashville, TN. Late 70's
Control Machine at Vine Hill Tower eight miles south of Union Station which controlled the line from Brentwood to the Oak St. approaches. Note the crossover at the left end of the panel
Alton Merritt Photo
Jerry H. Sullivan Collection
Model Machine Controller Maplewood to Amqui
In the 1950's it was located in the Amqui Tower. By the 1980's it had been moved and Amqui Tower sold.
Alton Merritt Photo
Jerry H. Sullivan Collection
Alton Merritt Photo
Jerry H. Sullivan Collection
Relay Bungalow at Vine Hill Tower
Nashville, TN. Early 1980's
About eight miles South of Union Station. Former crossing of Tennessee Central Railroad.
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