PARK Interlocking (Removed)
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railway, interlocking, interlocking tower
PARK interlocking was a 4-track full crossover and was the junction with the Pennsylvania Railroad's main line with its Atglen & Susquehanna low-grade freight bypass. In later years, atrophy began to take its toll. In the late 1970s, the Atglen & Susquehanna branch was reduced to a single track and in 1990 it was completely abandoned and removed. Amtrak later removed the two center tracks (track 2 & 3) between here and CALN interlocking to the east, making PARK interlocking nearly irrelevant except for a local industrial track that used the otherwise-abandoned A&S right-of-way; because of this arrangement, PARK tower was only open on an as-needed basis.
In 2009, a new interlocking (originally known as ATGLEN) was built roughly 2 miles to the west; this interlocking essentially replaced the function of PARK and in 2011, the old interlocking was removed and the industrial spur connected to track 1 via a simple hand-throw switch.
PARK tower still stands.
In 2009, a new interlocking (originally known as ATGLEN) was built roughly 2 miles to the west; this interlocking essentially replaced the function of PARK and in 2011, the old interlocking was removed and the industrial spur connected to track 1 via a simple hand-throw switch.
PARK tower still stands.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°57'36"N 75°55'6"W
- PRR Philadelphia & Thorndale Low-Grade Freight Bypass (Abandoned) 17 km
- Reading Chester Valley Branch (Abandoned) 26 km
- West Chester Railroad 27 km
- PRR Frazer Branch (Abandoned) 28 km
- PRR Phoenixville Branch (Abandoned) 31 km
- Reading Railroad - Wilmington Northern Branch (Partially Abandoned) 34 km
- Norfolk Southern Reading Yard 46 km
- Reading Plymouth Branch (Abandoned) 54 km
- PRR Schuylkill Branch (Mostly Abandoned) 85 km
- Reading / SEPTA Bethlehem Branch (Partially Abandoned) 86 km
- Parkesburg, Pennsylvania 0.1 km
- Sadsbury Woods Preserve 3.5 km
- Chester County (G.O. Carlson) Airport - KMQS 5 km
- ArcelorMittal Coatesville 8.8 km
- South Coatesville, Pennsylvania 8.8 km
- Modena, Pennsylvania 10 km
- Hibernia County Park 10 km
- Applecross Country Club 14 km
- Chester County, Pennsylvania 15 km
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 33 km