www.txrrhistory.com - Tower 55 - Fort Worth


Brakeman riding the D&RGW unit is H.L. Hunt. Photo dated July 3, 1989 by Myron Malone.

 


Photo by Jay Tatum.


View looking north out of Tower 55.  Off to the left would be the Santa Fe/Amtrak depot in Fort Worth.  Photo by Jay Tatum.


Tower 55 operator's desk.  Photo by Jay Tatum.

 

Photo by Jay Tatum.

Location Map - Tower 55

There used to be three north/south tracks crossing the T&P. The west one was built and maintained by the SP; the middle one by the Santa Fe, and the east one by the MKT. With the mergers, the SP line was removed, leaving only two north/south tracks through Tower 55.


Last Revised: 08/01/2005 - Contact the Texas Interlocking Towers Page.