Location: Vickers, OH Interlocking

Vickers is the location of a New York Central interlocking tower which is at the east entrance to the NYC's Toledo terminal.  Vickers controlled the north/south crossing of the Hocking Valley, which later became the Chesapeake & Ohio (and now CSX).


Notes

Vickers has always been a bottleneck location for the C&O/CSX.  The NYC east/west main line was very busy and the NYC controlled the crossing.  Windows for north/south C&O traffic take time to clear.


Time Line

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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