From The Tower Friday--Delmar
This is the second shot of northbound Milwaukee Road train #77 at Delmar tower that C&EI operator Robert Mcquown took. This one is from the roof of the tower and is looking south down the Terre Haute line towards the Kankakee River, which the train is clearing. Photobombing the shot COMPLETELY is the train order signal, which is displaying a "grab orders on the fly" indication. This semaphore train order blades were here until at least 1977, but removed by 1978. The northbound home signal is at bottom, left of center next to the semaphore mast.
NB Milw #77
Delmar, Illinois Tower
Robert W. McQuown photo, courtesy of the C&EIHS, Danville Chapter
Circa 1960
From The Tower Friday--Delmar
This is the second shot of northbound Milwaukee Road train #77 at Delmar tower that C&EI operator Robert Mcquown took. This one is from the roof of the tower and is looking south down the Terre Haute line towards the Kankakee River, which the train is clearing. Photobombing the shot COMPLETELY is the train order signal, which is displaying a "grab orders on the fly" indication. This semaphore train order blades were here until at least 1977, but removed by 1978. The northbound home signal is at bottom, left of center next to the semaphore mast.
NB Milw #77
Delmar, Illinois Tower
Robert W. McQuown photo, courtesy of the C&EIHS, Danville Chapter
Circa 1960