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Neilson Tower
Neilson Illinois


Neilson Tower was built in 1911 by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. The tower housed a 24 lever Saxby and Farmer interlocking machine. The plant was all mechanical with the exception of the distant signals becoming electrified after 1911. In March 1989 the plant was replaced the closed. A hole was dug near the tower the tower pushed into it and burried. Located in Neilson, Illinois it was a junction between the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. In 1911 the interlocking was as follows:

Mechanical Machine
01 Lever for 1 Switch
01 Lever for 1 Mechanical Timelock
03 Levers for 3 FPLs
02 Levers for 2 Derails
07 Levers for 7 Signals
14 Working Levers
10 Spare Levers
24 Lever Machine

Videos
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Tower Operator Bud lines
signals 15 and 4 for an
movement on the UP Main.
From the ZCG Collection
Feb. 25th, 1989.
Northbound BN Train
BN #7014 (SD40-2), BN #7071 (SD40-2)
BN #5356 (U30C), BN #7001 (SD40-2)
From the ZCG Collection
Feb. 25th, 1989.
Northbound UP Train Passes the Tower
MP #2104 (GP38-2), UP #2100 (GP38-2)
MKT #310 (GP38-2), UP 1718 (GP15-1)
Southbound BN Train Passes the Tower
BN #3062 (GP40-2), BN #3045 (GP40-2)
From the ZCG Collection
Feb. 25th, 1989.
Tower Operator Bud lines
a movement for the UP Main.
From the ZCG Collection
Feb. 25th, 1989.
Southbound BN Local
BN #3022 (GP40), BN #2804 (GP30M)
From the ZCG Collection
March 3rd, 1989.
Tour of Neilson Junction
Part I
Narrated by George Redmond
From the ZCG Collection
March 3rd, 1989.
Tour of Neilson Junction
Part II
Narrated by George Redmond
From the ZCG Collection
March 5th, 1989.
Inside Neilson Tower
From the ZCG Collection
March 3rd, 1989.