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Location: Stanley (SA) Tower, Ohio
Stanley Interlocking Tower was located at the intersection of the Toledo Terminal Railroad and the former Toledo & Ohio Central East Division coming into the Toledo area from the south via Fostoria. This was an entrance to Stanley Yard to the south.
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Time Line
1926. The New York Central builds a new interlocked crossing at Stanley, with 113 electric levers. The new installation replaces two mechanical plants. (possibly an old plant at Stanley as well as Hickox crossing]. [RSC-1927]
1928. The first General Railway Signal Co. centralized traffic control system was installed on the New York Central railroad between Stanley and Berwick, Ohio. The first dual-control electric switch machines, which provided for either hand or electric operation, were introduced on this installation. [AAR]
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