txrrhistory.com - Interlocking Tower 183 - Tyler, Texas
Tower 183 - crossing of StLSW - IGN
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tower at this location. If you have a historic photo showing
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Adjacent to the Cotton Belt depot in Tyler, Texas is the crossing
of the Cotton Belt main line and the Missouri Pacific (x-IGN)
line from Troup, Texas. This still active crossing is recorded
in the Railroad Commission of Texas records as Interlocking 183.
There is no evidence adjacent to the crossing or the depot that
this location was ever interlocked. It is currently an active
gated crossing.
Modern Photo - Tower 183
Looking north up the now Union Pacific line toward Tyler Pipe,
the only active customer remaining north of this crossing. This
line was once a Missouri Pacific line orginally built by the International
Great Northern. The recently renovated Cotton Belt depot is to
the left.
Looking east at the site of Interlocker 183 on the former Cotton
Belt line that now belongs to the Union Pacific.
Postcard view of the west end of the Cotton Belt depot, Tyler,
Texas.
