NYC Handy Tower Looking West

I am posting some sets of photos of Handy, Indiana tower at different angles. These views are looking west down the former LE&W (NKP). Nothing much has changed, but eventually, this building will fall down and be gone forever. These photos are from 1983 (left), 2003 (center) and 2013 (right). I have never seen photos of this tower manned, with a train (NYC, CR, NKP, N&W) going by it but I will at least write as much info below as I know. If you haven't been to Handy tower, I would catch it before it disintegrates.

 

New York Central Handy, Indiana Tower

Call Sign: "DY""

Crossing of LE&W's Peoria Division (NKP)

Miles From Chicago: 99.50

Miles From Indiana Harbor: 80.40

In Service: December 30th, 1905

Removed From Service: Sometime after 1961 (stills shows open continuously in NYC ETT #10, 10/29/1961)

Wye in southeast quadrant

Tower in southwest quadrant

Siding Capacities:

NYC North-102 cars

NYC South-97 cars

NKP West-27 cars

Interlocking Machine

17 levers for 13 Mechanical & 4 power signals

9 Levers for 13 Facing Point Locks

5 Levers for 5 crossovers

8 Levers for 8 derails

39 Working Levers

9 Spare Levers

48 Lever-Frame

Built, owned and Maintained by the Indiana Harbor RR (NYC)

Status: Standing in place abandoned

 

NYC Handy, Indiana tower

NYC Egyptian Line, MP IH 80.40

April 1983 (left, Bob Albert photo)

February 10th, 2003 (center)

March 20th, 2013 (right)

 

Done