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NYC Handy Tower

            So after spending the last 40 years looking for a shot of this tower in service, I finally was led by Barry Lennon to these 2 taken by the New York Central in 1917.  I also received a bunch of information on them, which I am going to write out below.  Much thanks to the Allen County Historical Society of Lima, Ohio, specifically Charles Bates and Morgan Miller for their help in this matter.  Here is the info I now have on this tower.....

Valuation Department Information

Owner:  Indiana Harbor Railroad (CI&S, New York Central owns 100% per contract No. 541 with Lake Erie & Western dated June 1905)

Division or Branch:  Danville
Valuation Section:  250
State:  Indiana
Nearest Station:  Handy
Year Built:  1906
By:  Federal Railway Signal Co.
Contractor:  Charles Hansel Consulting Engineer
Name and Use:  Interlocking Tower
Mile:81
Description:  Two story frame slateroof, hip construction.  Diagonal sheathing, siding-drop and shingles.  Machine floor doubled.  First floor is oak.  No gutters or downspouts, interior ceiled with pins.  I-beams for leadout platform not included in contract.

Dimensions:  15' x 27'

Plan File No.:  Union Switch and Signal Co. Plan No. C-4067

I.H. R.R. Contract No. 545 of April 28th, 1905:  Final voucher No. 1723 of May 1906.  Contractor was paid an extra $128.00 on account of concrete foundation was carried deeper than contract.  Expenditure Ledger Oct. 1914-page 176.  Putting in new cement foundation for new heater.  5 sacks of cement, 18 sacks of sand.

Indiana Harbor RR Crossing the Lake Erie & Western RR
Location:  Handy, Indiana
Call Sign:  "DY"
In Service:  December 30th, 1905
Operated By:  NYC
Maintained By:  NYC
MACHINE:
17 levers for 13 Mechanical & 4 power signals
9 levers for 13 F.P.Locks
5 levers for 5 crossovers
8 levers for 8 derails
39 working levers
9 spaces
48 lever-frame


This photo shows the east side of Handy tower with the double-tracked NYC in the foreground, looking west down the LE&W Peoria division towards Illinois.  The train order signal is for the LE&W and I don't believe Handy was a train order office for the NYC here.  Photo was taken from the platform of the union freight house between the 2 roads.  Passengers may have been able to transfer here, I don't know for sure.  Freight goods could have been offloaded and sent from one railroad to the other.  

New York Central Handy Tower
September 29th, 1917
Photo by the NYC
Used with permission from the Allen County Historical Society of Lima, Ohio
Some rights reserved. The associated text and photograph may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from Eric Berg (text) and the Allen County Historical Society (photograph).
   

Taken in: United States / Indiana / Hickory Grove Township / Handy (show map)

Taken on: September 29, 1917

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