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A Southern Railway 401 night photo,'

Enjoy,


Chris



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/18 19:49 by Mudrock.

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It’s #401

Posted from iPhone

404 405 no matter,
Still beautiful.
Says I.

Thanks for sharing. I understand the tower was built from scratch and named after a tower operator/railfan? And the levers came from a real tower. I'd say they did a great job.

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing. I understand the tower was
> built from scratch and named after a tower
> operator/railfan? And the levers came from a real
> tower. I'd say they did a great job.
>
> Victor A. Baird
> http://www.erstwhilepublications.com


The tower was patterned after the I.C. tower at Gibson City, Illinois. The levers came from Gibson City and Tuscola, Illinois. The tower was named after the late Richard Stair, a retired Illinois Central operator and long time museum member.

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

That's a great photo, Chris.

Really nice photo. The low switch stand draws your eye to that first then the steam engine and tower in the background. Not forgetting the red switch at the right.
Elizabeth

Thanks for clarifying that Mary. I recall that the late Jim Boyd had said that Richard introduced a number of railfans to each other.

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com


MaryMcPherson Wrote:
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> The tower was patterned after the I.C. tower at
> Gibson City, Illinois. The levers came from
> Gibson City and Tuscola, Illinois. The tower was
> named after the late Richard Stair, a retired
> Illinois Central operator and long time museum
> member.