Worst LIRR Interlockings

[67thAve 55]

1. Jamacia

2. Sunnyside

3. Penn

4. Flatbush

5. Valley

[Joe 781]

Worst? What are your criteria? What is "Jamaica" interlocking? I don't know of any "Penn" tower either...

[67thAve 55]

It means by either the closest station to that interlocking, which really makes sense for Jamacia (Jay and Union Interlockings.)

[Joe 781]

There is no UNION tower on the LIRR. Perhaps there might have been years ago, but none in service as of current.

[67thAve 55]

There sure is. It's located at Union Hall Street.

[Amtrak7 427]

There is no UNION.

Interlockings w/towers:

 

HAROLD

JAY

HALL

DUNTON

QUEENS

VALLEY

LEAD

NASSAU

DIVIDE

BABYLON

VAN

BROOK

 

Interlockings w/o towers (controlled by tower above):

 

A (PSCC)

F (PSCC)

WOOD

SHEA

BAY

NECK

BLISS

HOLLIS

LOCUST

AMOTT

HUNT

DUKE

FOX

POST

STONY

JEFF

BETH

FARM

JS

BRENT

CI

KO

Y

PD

MS

AMITYVILLE

ROCKY

WANTAGH

GARDEN

PORT

[67thAve 55]

Hall, that's what i meant.

[Joe 781]

There is no UNION.

Interlockings w/towers:

 

HAROLD

JAY

HALL

DUNTON

QUEENS

VALLEY

LEAD

NASSAU

DIVIDE

BABYLON

VAN

BROOK

 

Interlockings w/o towers (controlled by tower above):

 

A (PSCC)

F (PSCC)

WOOD

SHEA

BAY

NECK

BLISS

HOLLIS

LOCUST

AMOTT

HUNT

DUKE

FOX

POST

STONY

JEFF

BETH

FARM

JS

BRENT

CI

KO

Y

PD

MS

AMITYVILLE

ROCKY

WANTAGH

GARDEN

PORT

 

Thank you for the list, especially for noting what tower controls which interlocking.

[lilbluefoxie 820]

There is no UNION.

Interlockings w/towers:

 

HAROLD

JAY

HALL

DUNTON

QUEENS

VALLEY

LEAD

NASSAU

DIVIDE

BABYLON

VAN

BROOK

 

Interlockings w/o towers (controlled by tower above):

 

A (PSCC)

F (PSCC)

WOOD

SHEA

BAY

NECK

BLISS

HOLLIS

LOCUST

AMOTT

HUNT

DUKE

FOX

POST

STONY

JEFF

BETH

FARM

JS

BRENT

CI

KO

Y

PD

MS

AMITYVILLE

ROCKY

WANTAGH

GARDEN

PORT

 

what are those numbers for?

[KeystoneRegional 246]

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[INDman 414]

I kinda get it but by interlockings you mean major switch points right? And tower means dispatch control tower right?

 

An interlocking is the whole switch plant controlled by an interlocking machine. Towers are where the interlocking machines are located and a dispatcher works in the tower, controlling the movement of the trains and making sure they are on time.

[KeystoneRegional 246]

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[metsfan 2]

Jay & Hall, hands down.

 

- A

[Amtrak7 427]

what are those numbers for?

 

The numbers in the first list match with the numbers in the second list. (DIVIDE) controls anything marked with , etc.

[metsfan 2]

Back in the day, many interlocking zones were manned vs train crew throw switch (some manned 24 hours a day) in a building (tower). Inside the tower were levers, the levers would be controlled by a person who moved them in accordance to wherever a train needed to go. Slowly over time, more important towers were put in control of smaller ones, or ones close by. Today the equipment found in towers can vary from the most up to date electronics, to totally empty and abandoned with nothing in them replaced by a metal box nearby.

 

There is actually a tower which straddles the tunnel portals in NJ, which used to be guarded by military personnel do to its strategic and vital importance. If you ever get to catch an open cab door you can still see the windows. Other towers like JAY were built with toilets kitchens etc so the crew didnt have to leave. One of the biggest PRR built towers i know of, is ZOO, it's basically a mega-sized version of JAY, because it lay where the northeast corridor and keystone/broad way line to chicago met, the busiest interlocking in the PRR system for many years. I'm bringing up PRR, because for many years they owned LIRR, and much of what is left of the wayside buildings & structures were built by PRR and simply handed over to . kept some of the structures, i'm not sure how many are left functional, but at one time they with the engineer got trains where they were going.

 

- A