ATTLEBORO - The leaders of a seven-year effort to save an aging railroad switch tower are hoping to lift it out of limbo soon. A bold new plan that involves using a crane to hoist the two-story, ...

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MITCHELL — A 92-year-old rail switching tower is still in use in Mitchell, though authorities say it is outdated and inefficient in moving traffic through an intersection of five railroads.

Photo courtesy Zach Gillihan The two-story Mitchell railroad switching tower, operated by UP, was built in 1924 and houses some dated, but apparently still functional, switching equipment. John Badman ...

If there’s anything that screams unique, it’s the historic East Stroudsburg railroad switching tower. And just about everyone in and around the borough is proud to call it their own. “The old railroad ...

Rail towers were narrow buildings, two stories tall and always next to the railroad tracks. Workers switched tracks, handed out train orders and performed other duties for the railroad. Slowly, as the ...