ARSENAL Tower          
Built in 1932 and named after the Schuylkill Arsenal that was once located in the vicinity, ARSENAL Tower controlled a full six-track crossover as well as the entrance to the South Philadelphia freight yard (Greenwhich), the wye to the High Line and the West Chester Branch. ARSENAL is a two story brick tower with a concrete base and employed a US&S Model 14 electro-pneumatic switch machine. ZOO Tower was ARSENAL's counterpart on the northern end of the 30th St Station complex. Today, ARSENAL Tower is closed and does not serve a functional purpose.
Date: 1/25/2015 Location: Philadelphia, PA   Map Show Philadelphia on a rail map Views: 487 Collection Of:   Ben Kranefeld
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
ARSENAL Tower
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  Former PRR Interlocking Towers along the Northeast Corridor
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Steve Coraggio General Very nice shot 5/24/2015 3:55:14 PM

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