brian.m.rule241: Framingham center. O-364, The interlocking Tower at rte 9 1977, well they call it a tower. in England they would call it a signal box, its a box alright.
brian.m.rule241: Framingham Center Ma. Interlocking O-364
brian.m.rule241: Framingham Mass. O-364
brian.m.rule241: Framingham center Mass. 1948
brian.m.rule241: Framingham Cntr Mass.1952
brian.m.rule241: manual interlocking framingham Center
brian.m.rule241: CONRAIL T.GEO. STILES. Low Dwarf #3
brian.m.rule241: Framingham center 1977. low dwarf signal #3. T.GEO.STILES CO. Arlington New Jersey. The designer of this semaphore Thomas George Stiles was born in Stoke Newington London England. Its electric lamp is a US&SCO style D.
brian.m.rule241: T.GEO STILES CO. it's like the last V8 interceptor, a piece from here a piece from there. It took 35 years but thanks to, Kevin K and Brian M got it now thanks guys.
brian.m.rule241: THOMAS GEORGE STILES. a winter dwarf.
brian.m.rule241: Framingham center, home signal semaphore in 1977
brian.m.rule241: lowell branch framingham 1977 New Haven railroad Home semaphore
brian.m.rule241: Framingham center. My Favorite place is gone. New Haven railroad Home semaphore
brian.m.rule241: Framingham center, looking toward the Fitchburg branch.
brian.m.rule241: Framingham center, looking south rte 9. 1977
brian.m.rule241: Framingham center, looking south at rte 9 n.framingham
brian.m.rule241: T.GEO STILES CO. looking down at a dwarf. Framingham center 1977
brian.m.rule241: Framingham center, 12 lever saxby and farmer switch machine
brian.m.rule241: Framingham center Blue Seal Feeds. I like the similarity of the CP logo and the switch target . rte 9 Framingham Ma.
brian.m.rule241: looking east rte 9 Framingham center
brian.m.rule241: More compensator bases these MAY be hold overs from the original tower location as i seam to recall the pipe line to the west of these bases four feet or so.
brian.m.rule241: looking south at mile marker 35. at least the trees are a nice touch. but the crap wood chips have to go. i could see a liability issue here as to why bark mulch is on csx property. and how it got there.
brian.m.rule241: still a good amount signal wiring here and there.
brian.m.rule241: Framingham Center , Interlocking O-364 N.Y.N.H.&H.R.R.
brian.m.rule241: many different types of roundel lenses for semaphore signals, still here but the dwarf semaphore has left the property. or a legacy of vandalism. One thing i have found interesting , is that the many dwarf signal bases that i have seen so far no fragments
brian.m.rule241: the old framingham interlocking tower gone.
brian.m.rule241: remnants of manual locking pipe for switch, lock. and signal operation.
brian.m.rule241: The switch for the Lowell branch removed, looking foward the fitchburg branch.
brian.m.rule241: switch target, this had to have been here before 1977. i never saw them being used at the time, but it looks really good for as long it's been there.
brian.m.rule241: horizontal crank bases .