SO Tower and its demise South Fork, PA 11-8-2008
Nov 8, 2008 · The SO Tower, one of seven communications towers lining the track side of the Mainline of the Pennsylvania Railroad between Johnstown and Altoona, was destroyed early Saturday. It was the property of Norfolk Southern Railroad, …
passing SO Tower | Conrail Photo Archive
Conrail's SO Tower at South Fork, PA on October 1, 1994, as viewed from the rear platform of an eastbound OCS Train. Doug Davidson photo with permission.
Conrail Towers | Conrail Photo Archive
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SO Tower; South Fork, PA; June 1989 | Perhaps not as famous
Perhaps not as famous as MO or ALTO further east, SO Tower at South Fork, PA was an important tower on the West Slope. SO was in use well into the Conrail era, when it was closed in the mid 90s. The tower stood, abandoned, but still in decent shape, for years after its closure.
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PRR 6004; South Fork, PA; April 1968 | In the earliest view - Flickr
PRR 6004; South Fork, PA; April 1968 In the earliest view of SO Tower I have, a westbound truc-train rolls by on main three. SO has yet to receive its aluminum siding in this 1968 shot.
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AMTK 392; South Fork, PA; June 1995 | SO Tower stood in Sout
SO Tower stood in South Fork, PA, controlling main line crossovers as well as the junction with the South Fork Secondary. Although not as famous as the towers to the east of it, SO did survive into Conrail and was a decently well documented tower.
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SO Tower - rrpicturearchives.net
SO Tower . SO Tower : Date: 4/26/1985: Location: South Fork, PA Map : Views: 389: Collection Of: Bob Kise: Locomotives: CR 6658(SD45-2) Author: Bob Kise: Picture Categories: Action: This picture is part of album: ex-PRR towers: Share User Comments No Comments on this picture.
SD80MAC: NS Gallery
Location: South Fork, PA Date: October 12, 2000 Description: NS 7205 passes SO tower as it prepares to enter South Fork yard with some bad ordered hoppers from Johnstown. SO tower was destroyed by fire on November 8, 2008. Arson is the suspected cause.
SO Tower's Fire Damage | Conrail Photo Archive
The remains of SO Tower at South Fork, PA. The tower burned on Nov8, 2008. Photo by Tony Kimmel
SO Tower at South Fork, Pa is no more..... - Trainorders.com
As reported by CRSmurf and the Roadrat, SO Tower at South Fork, Pennsylvania along the NS Pittsburgh Line is no more.....According to what was told to the Smurf, sometime around 4AM Saturday, a crew on a train reported SO Tower on fire with an individual or individuals seen running away from the scene...which might suggest a deliberate act of ...