| LAMOKIN Tower was built circa 1925 to controll a full crossover and the junctions with the Chester Creek Line and Lamokin Street Branch. It is a more conservative and less ornamental design than the earlier PRR interlocking towers. Constructed completely of masonary (brick foundation/first floor), LAMOKIN, like similar towers of this design were two-stories in height, rectangular in plan, constructed with steel and concrete framing (with a wood framed roof and fireproof slate shingles) and containing internal stairways and rest rooms. The tower also had a projecting second floor trackside bay which contained a US&S Model 14 switch machine to control the interlocking (LAMOKIN is very similar in appearance and design to ARSENAL Tower). In 1972 when Hurricane Agnes severely damaged the Chester Creek Line, the tower was closed. Today, LAMOKIN is heavily vandalized and partially collapsed from weather infiltration due to roof leaks. In late 2017, LAMOKIN Tower was demolished along with the adjacent Lloyd St bridge. |