Passenger Trains > Interlocking Tower in Pieces

I noticed that the new Amtrak maintenance facility in Oakland
is coming along nicely. However at the east end of the facility
there is a hopper car that contains pieces of the old
"Interlocking Tower" that used to be right by CP Magnolia. What
are they going to do with this tower? It would be considered
an historic landmark, but it looks like it has been completely
destroyed. I know that "all the kings horses and all the kings
men, couldn't put Humpty together again", but can someone
reassemble that tower? If so, perhaps a transfer to the
Sacramento Railroad Museum would be in order.


Howard Dean
Alameda, CA

hmd929 Wrote:

> What are they going to do with this tower? It would be
> considered an historic landmark,

From what I understand, some folks tried to convince the City of Oakland of that, to no avail. That's why the tower is going to Portola instead.

> If so, perhaps a transfer to the Sacramento Railroad Museum would be in order.

CSRM already has the preservation of Elvas Tower on its plate. Has anything recent happened in terms of moving/stabilizing/securing Elvas or is it still sitting boarded up in the middle of the wye?

Then of course there's Redondo Jct. .... oh well


TCS - lightning ain't struck yet.

They had better move Elvas tower to CSRM before the vagrants burn it down.