{"id":38966,"date":"2024-04-27T05:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T09:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=38966"},"modified":"2024-04-25T21:54:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T01:54:29","slug":"harris-tower-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/harris-tower-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris Tower & Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Part II of my Harrisburg tour included a visit to the former PRR Harris Tower that has been beautifully preserved by the NRHS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although this no longer serves to control train movements through the plant at the Harrisburg Station, the levers, interlocking bed and related equipment of the tower’s Model 14 Union Switch & Signal interlocking machine are maintained in working order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A computer controlled simulation of trains, allows for a demonstration of how the tower worked, complete with illuminated indicator lights on the model board, and bells signaling ‘trains’ entering the plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every so often a Norfolk Southern freight would roll by the tower for added interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made this selection of images using Nikon Z7-II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special thanks to Dan Cupper for organizing my visit and to Jim Nowotarski and Brad of the NRHS for detailed explanations of the history and a working demonstration of the interlocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tower is open for public visits seasonally on Saturdays. See: https:\/\/www.harrisburgnrhs.org\/visit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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