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Ramsey Tower |
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This tower handled traffic from the IC & the N&W and was located just off of downtown in this small town. |
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5/15/1972 Upload Date: 4/18/2007 7:32:16 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Al Culley |
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| Title: |
Old Tower |
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3/3/1998 Upload Date: 1/29/2008 11:54:23 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
D. Tom Conboy |
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483 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Caboose & Tower |
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3/3/1998 Upload Date: 2/1/2008 9:34:08 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
D. Tom Conboy |
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291 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NKP 459 |
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11/26/2006 Upload Date: 1/17/2025 11:53:20 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Matt Petersen |
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25 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NKP Caboose |
| Description: |
I would guess that this is a NKP caboose, even though it is on the IC line. |
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4/22/2007 Upload Date: 7/15/2007 7:47:19 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Tracy Bone |
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214 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Tower |
| Description: |
Tower that once controlled the crossing of the NKP and the IC, both long gone. The NKP is the track in the foreground, the IC was behind the tower. |
| Photo Date: |
4/22/2007 Upload Date: 7/15/2007 7:47:45 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Tracy Bone |
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302 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Interlocking Tower |
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10/18/2008 Upload Date: 1/19/2010 10:36:05 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Jeremy Bubb |
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190 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
UP 7082 |
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2/22/2009 Upload Date: 2/22/2009 12:12:29 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Larry Gholson |
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UP 7082(AC44CW) UP 8028(SD9043MAC) |
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406 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ramsey Tower |
| Description: |
The tower at Ramsey once controlled rail traffic for the Illinois Central & the Nickel Plate. Later Norfolk & Western. |
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7/5/2009 Upload Date: 7/12/2009 10:50:59 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Doug Wolfe |
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263 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Caboose |
| Description: |
Unmarked caboose in Ramsey, Illinois next to the tower. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/2009 Upload Date: 7/15/2009 9:45:23 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Doug Wolfe |
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151 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Tower and boxcar |
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9/20/2014 Upload Date: 12/11/2014 7:57:40 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Christopher Bodkin |
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54 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NW 557559 |
| Description: |
aka NKP 459 |
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9/20/2014 Upload Date: 12/11/2014 7:58:00 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Christopher Bodkin |
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85 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Boxcar |
| Description: |
History? |
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9/20/2014 Upload Date: 12/11/2014 7:58:20 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Christopher Bodkin |
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57 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 6006 |
| Description: |
Westbound manifest passing the grain facility at Sterling |
| Photo Date: |
2/11/2015 Upload Date: 2/14/2015 12:18:26 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Scott Cmay |
| Categories: |
Action |
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UP 6006(AC44CWCTE) |
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100 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Nickel Plate/Illinois Central Tower & NKP #459 |
| Description: |
Nicely restored and maintained interlocking tower and Nickel Plate caboose. A boxcar, possibly Nickel Plate, is to the left out of sight. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:24:15 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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188 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Internal Nickel Plate/Illinois Central Interlocking Tower |
| Description: |
Poor quality shot through the locked door of the control room in the tower. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:24:44 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Track |
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157 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Internal Nickel Plate/Illinois Central Interlocking Tower |
| Description: |
Poor quality shot through the locked door of the control room in the tower. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:24:54 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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107 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
External Switch Hardware of NKP/IC Interlocking Tower |
| Description: |
Note the frame that once supported the connecting and switch rods exiting the interlocking tower. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:25:09 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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118 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
External Switch Hardware of NKP/IC Interlocking Tower |
| Description: |
Remaining switch rods exiting the base of the NKP/IC interlocking tower at Ramsey, IL. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:25:16 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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107 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
External Switch Hardware of NKP/IC Interlocking Tower |
| Description: |
Switch rod support bracket |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:25:21 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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117 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Nickel Plate Sign |
| Description: |
Through the basement window, the Nickel Plate Road sign can be spotted leaning against the wall. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:25:28 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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119 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NKP 459 - Nickel Plate Road |
| Description: |
Ex-NW 557559 is in the process of being restored to the original Nickel Plate 459 look. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:25:36 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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175 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NKP 459 - Nickel Plate Road |
| Description: |
THe former NW caboose looks good in the original Nickel Plate Road paint. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:25:40 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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151 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Internal NKP 459 - Nickel Plate Road |
| Description: |
Poor quality shot through the locked door window of the caboose appears to serve as one of the Santa Claus locations. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:25:44 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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147 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Internal Nickel Plate/Illinois Central Interlocking Tower |
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Poor quality shot through the locked door window of the caboose appears to serve as one of the Santa Claus locations. Good use of the former conductor's chair to serve Santa at Christmas time. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:25:48 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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134 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Boxcar Display at Ramnsey, IL |
| Description: |
Nice boxcar, possibly NKP or Norfolk Western, sits as a display piece on the Nickel Plate Road right of way. Anyone know what the original number of this car was? |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:25:57 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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93 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Boxcar Display at Ramnsey, IL |
| Description: |
Another view of the boxcar, possibly NKP or Norfolk Western, that sits as a display piece on the Nickel Plate Road right of way. Anyone know what the original number of this car was? |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:26:01 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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144 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Railroad Telephone Booth |
| Description: |
IC or NKP telephone booth near the NKP/IC interlocking tower at Ramsey, IL. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:26:05 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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109 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Internal Nickel Plate/Illinois Central Interlocking Tower |
| Description: |
Poor quality shot through the locked door of the control room in the tower showing the strong arm switches. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2015 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:25:00 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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127 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Former IC tower |
| Description: |
This restored tower once controlled the crossing of the Nickel Plate's line to St. Louis and the IC's Gruber line in Ramsey, IL. Both lines are now gone. |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/2016 Upload Date: 5/17/2016 12:55:43 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Mike Woodruff |
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75 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Nickel Plate/Illinois Central Interlocking Tower |
| Description: |
Good example of a typical interlocking tower. This tower protected the crossing of the Illinois Centrcl Gruber Line and the Cloverleaf Division of the Nickel Plate. According to several sources online, this tower serves as a template for a new tower being built at the Monticello RR Museum. |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/2017 Upload Date: 3/1/2017 7:24:22 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic |
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167 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NKP 459 |
| Description: |
NKP Crossed the IC Here at Ramsey IL Problem is the preservation are is Flipped. The NKP Caboose is sitting on the IC and the IC boxcar that is here is on the NKP Track. |
| Photo Date: |
3/9/2021 Upload Date: 3/25/2021 11:38:45 AM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Zachary Walters |
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Roster,RollingStock |
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65 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NKP 459 |
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| Photo Date: |
2/25/2024 Upload Date: 2/10/2025 6:35:32 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Blaise Lambert |
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14 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Boxcar |
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| Photo Date: |
2/25/2024 Upload Date: 2/10/2025 6:35:50 PM |
| Location: |
Ramsey, IL |
| Author: |
Blaise Lambert |
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15 Comments: 0 |
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