Re: Crawford Tower

[LaVerne Andreessen <LWAndreessen@f...>]

Sam Weber wrote:

> There's a website with pictures of the Savanna Interlocking plant
> and tower (circa. 1960) It is www.signalbox.org and it also has 3
> other locations(Crawford tower, East Cabin(I know it's not Q but the
> Q still went thru East Dubuque), and St. Paul's interlocking
> facility. When you enter the site, click on overseas, then USA. 
> Be sure to see Crawford Tower. 
>
> Samuel T. Weber
> Potosi--MP 200(Station MP 199)4th Sub Chicago Division


Thanks for this posting. The last time I checked, the Crawford 
Tower is located on the farm site NE of the diamond. IIRC, it is 
the "Stucky Farm?" The tower as "Crawford Tower" painted on the 
side. The farm also has a nice assortment of Case tractors which 
are used in various farm operations.
The interlocking can be accessed from the blacktop road which is 
on the south side of the PDC prison area. There is a gravel road 
that goes south and takes one down toward the interlocker. The 
gravel road is located a few blocks east of the Q's mainline. 
IIRC, the BNSF signal maintainer lives south of the WSOR mainline 
and has a Q baggage car on his property.
LWA