LINCOLN Tower         
LINCOLN Tower was built in 1942 and named after a nearby Ford automobile assembly plant (Lincoln being Ford's luxury brand). The 51 lever US&S Model 14 electro-pneumatic machine with 37 working levers within LINCOLN Tower onced controlled a full four track crossover, the interlocking at EDISON, as well as the various wye's, spurs and turnouts of the nearby Ford automobile freight yard. LINCOLN is a "twin" to MORRIS Tower located in Morrisville, PA. Both towers are constructed of brick with a concrete foundation, and both lack the traditional bay window. Currently, Amtrak maintains and uses LINCOLN Tower as a MoW base.
Date: 1/14/2018 Location: Metuchen, NJ   Map Show Metuchen on a rail map Views: 297 Collection Of:   Ben Kranefeld
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
LINCOLN Tower
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  Former PRR Interlocking Towers along the Northeast Corridor
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