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Signalling Record Society

Some Items in RSHS Bulletin

RSHS Bulletin is the Journal of the Railroad Station Historical Society. Follow this link to visit their web site.

Issue Items
2010
Volume 43-6		 Photo of the preserved DL&W tower at East Stroudsburg (PA).
2010
Volume 43-4		 Photo of Selma (NC) Union Station - interlocking tower is built into the angle of the L-shaped station.

Recent photo of the yard control tower at Asheville Yard (NC).
2010
Volume 43-3		 Photograph of the target signal protecting the railway flat crossing at Monon (IN).

Photo of "EX" tower at the PRR/CRI&P crossing in Englewood (IL).
Issue Items
2009
Volume 42-5		 Photos of "BX" and "BG" towers at Petersburg (VA).
2009
Volume 42-4		 Old postcard photo of the station at Damanhour, Egypt. In the background at the end of the station platform can be seen a small signal box.
2009
Volume 42-3		 Article on the Pennsylvania RR lift bridge over the Chicago River at Chicago (IL). Includes a photograph of the 21st Street Tower which adjoined the south side of the bridge.

Photo of an elevated crossing watchman's tower (now preserved) at Kokomo (IN) which controlled the four street crossings at Buckeye, Sycamore, Walnut and Mulberry Streets.
Issue Items
2008
Volume 41-4		 Photos of tower at Mazonia (IL) in original condition (1955) and as cut down for use as a phone booth (1966).
2008
Volume 41-1		 2007 photos of the depot/tower building at Newton Falls (OH), preserved Crossing Watchman's tower at Columbiana (OH), two drawbridge control towers at Cleveland (OH) and tower at Berea (OH).
Issue Items
2007
Volume 40-5		 1975 photo of tower at Waxdale (WI) (CNW/Milwaukee), 1972 photo of tower at Clinton Junction (WI) (CNW/Milwaukee).

1953 photo of a Crossing Watchman's tower at Janesville (WI).

1960 photo of tower at Clinton (IA) (CNW/Milwaukee).
2007
Volume 40-2		 Old photo of a depot interior including an electric train staff machine (short discussion of ETS working in the USA concludes that the photo is probably of the depot at Pequot (IL) (C&A/ATSF)).

1983 photo of tower at West Junction (OH) (B&O).
2007
Volume 40-1		 Recent photos of Settle Station signal box.
Issue Items
2006
Volume 39-1		 Reports on closure of JM Tower, Ashtabula (OH) and condition of depot at Anaqui (TN), closed in 1979 and which had a tower on the upper storey.
Issue Items
2005
Volume 38-5		 Photo of Hunt tower at Huntingdon (PA) (PRR) (now a museum).
2005
Volume 38-3		 Photo (distant) of G Cabin at Gordonsville (VA) (C&O).
Issue Items
2004
Volume 37-6		 Photo of Davis tower (CA) (SP).
2004
Volume 37-5		 Photo of tower at Holly (MI) (GT/PM).

Photo of Washington Avenue tower and drawbridge at Saginaw (MI).

Two photos of the preserved Mershon tower at Saginaw (Ml) (PM).
2004
Volume 37-3		 Photo of Griffith tower (IN) (EJ&E) prior to moving for preservation.
2004
Volume 37-1		 Photos of two preserved towers at Terre Haute (IN) Haley and Spring Hill.
Issue Items
2003
Volume 36-3		 Article on “South African Stations” includes photos of signal boxes at Muizenberg and Paarl.
2003
Volume 36-2		 Photo of Warwick tower at Clinton (OH) (PRR).
2003
Volume 36-1		 Photo of Tower 40 at Luling (TX) (SP)

Photo of Tower 3 at Flatonia (TX) (SP).
Issue Items
2002
Volume 35-5		 Photos of towers at Pana (IL) (ICIC&EI). Ramsey (IL) (IC/NKP) and Vandalia (IL) (PRR/IC).
2002
Volume 35-4		 List of preserved towers in the USA (52 of them).
2002
Volume 35-3		 Photo of the Amtrak waiting room at Staunton (VA) (C&O) (previously used as a tower).
Issue Items
2001
Volume 34-6		 Photo of RU tower at Russell (KY) (C&O).

F tower (Fostoria, OH) (B&O) a rather distant photo.

Hunt Tower (Huntingdon, PA) (PRR).
2001
Volume 34-5		 Article by Adrian Banfield on “British Signal Boxes” illustrated with photos of Haltwhistle, Yaxham, Thetford, Oakham Level Crossing, Poulton No.3. Malahide (IE), Bare Lane, Newark Castle, Louth, Knaresborough, Nairn and Wylam boxes.
Issue Items
2000
Volume 33-5		 Photos of three towers on the Kansas City Terminal Ry (Sheffield In. Union Depot. Santa Fe Jn) also of Ottawa Jn (KS) (AT&SF) and Merrick (Emporia, KS) (AT&SF) towers.

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