I was watching OGR videos as usual and noticed a familiar structure at the 19:33 mark in @Hot Water's layout video.
I'm not sure what sort of tower it would be but it looks exactly one that stood in Struthers, OH a long time ago and like the one in the Western Reserve Village at the Canfield Fairgrounds. One of my upcoming projects is to make a CAD drawing of that tower for some preservation/restoration efforts. I'm looking for any background information anyone has on this style.
- Was the design associated with a specific railroad?
- What were they commonly used for?
- Did a specific company build them? or was it commonly built by the railroad?
I have a primary source telling me the tower in Struthers was used for signaling and operating the cross gates at the street. I suppose I could believe that since the one at the Western Reserve Village looks like it had conduit or pipe coming out of the floor. I was most fascinated to discover the structure at the Western Reserve Village has legs made out rail. They just rolled it to shape. I expected structural steel to be used.
Any information anybody has would be appreciated!
It's a great video and great layout! Well worth the watch. It is definitely the kind of thing that makes me want to head down to the basement immediately and work on my own empire instead of getting sidetracked with these projects haha
