View from a tower?

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I would guess that the photo was taken from a bridge, rather than an 
interlocking tower.  The telephone lines appear to go directly beneath 
the photographer, which would indicate either that they terminate at a 
building wall, or pass beneath whatever he is standing on.  The presence 
of a pole at the very bottom of the frame argues against the former. 
Also, I see no evidence of signals, switches, or anything else 
associated with an interlocking installation.

What intrigues me is the difference between the three tracks.  Notice 
that the middle track is buried up to the tops of the ties with a fine 
black material, and that the rails are nowhere near as heavy or as 
polished at the outer two tracks.  Is it possible that this is a section 
of double track, with a siding/passing track in the middle?

Kenneth Rickman

NW Mailing List wrote:

> Does anyone have thoughts about where the photo in eBay 360170940137 was taken?  It looks like it is from an interlocking tower.  Also, it appears to be pulling loaded VGN hopper cars.

> 

> http://cgi.ebay.com/Orig-Kodachrome-Slide-N-W-1952-A-Class-Steam-Action_W0QQitemZ360170940137QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item53dbdc66e9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A4%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A2124%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A200

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> Good morning,

> 

> Frank Scheer

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Salisbury, NC

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