METRA 67Th Street Tower (closed) (Chicago, Illinois)
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railway, interlocking, interlocking tower
Last single interlocking tower on the Metra Electric Line closed May 18th, 2009. Built as part of the 1926 Illinois Central electrification project, the tower housed a GRS model 2 pistol grip type interlocking machine. Tower also had remote control of the 51st St crossovers. Interlocking is known for having a set of double slip scissors crossovers.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°46'23"N 87°35'31"W
- Gresham Junction 6.7 km
- HICK Drawbridge and Tower 16 km
- Pacific Junction (Tower A-5) 20 km
- CN GRIFFITH Interlocking 30 km
- B&O DESHLER Interlocking 314 km
- STANLEY (SA) Interlocking and Tower (closed) 338 km
- CP-286 (Chicago Line) 339 km
- F Tower, Three-way rail intersection 355 km
- DB Lift Bridge and Interlocking 490 km
- QUAKER (QD) Interlocking and tower (closed) 500 km
- Woodlawn 0.3 km
- Oak Woods Cemetery 0.7 km
- Jackson Park Golf Course 1.4 km
- Midway Plaisance 1.6 km
- Jackson Park Lagoon 1.6 km
- Jackson Park 1.7 km
- The University of Chicago 2 km
- Greater Grand Crossing 2.1 km
- South Shore 2.3 km
- Hyde Park 2.3 km