RH Tower

RH Tower was an interlocking tower less than a mile west of Steamburg on the Erie Railroad line between Salamanca and Jamestown.  The 11 mile long section between RH Tower and Waterboro was the only section of the Erie mainline that was not double tracked.

As these pictures show RH was not a typical interlocking tower.  It was a small shed along the tracks controlling the switches in the area.


This undated photo by Cliff Larson shows Erie train 5 passing RH tower.
This Cliff Larson photograph shows an Erie freight train passing by RH Tower on February 17th, 1948.
This undated photo by Cliff Larson shows RH Tower illuminated by lightening one night.

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