Harris Interlocking Train Tower (Pennsylvania Railroad) Guided Tour

Tour the historic Harris Interlocking Tower and museum, guided by John W. Smith Jr., president of the Harrisburg Chapter of The National Railway Historical Society.
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Harris Tower was constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1929 and opened in April 26, 1930.
Its 113 interlocking levers originally controlled the complex maze of switches and signals along 3,250 feet of train track between Herr Street and the middle of the Harrisburg passenger station platforms.
The tower was later operated by Penn Central (1968-1971) and Amtrak (1971-1992) as the ownership of the terminal and passenger operations changed over the years.
The tower was closed on November 15, 1991.
On July 24, 1992, Harris Tower was purchased by the Harrisburg Chapter, NRHS to be preserved as a publicly accessible museum. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1994.
For much more information, visit the chapter website: www.harrisburgnrhs.org/visit.
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[@edwardgray154]

when i hired on conrail we had a lot of these machines the 1 at pitt was huge had 3 lever men and a train director and a yard master.

[@danscoolvideos6024]

This tower is really neat to see in person. Can't imagine a larger one with more levers

[@ChadQuick270W]

Nice footage of “R” Tower aka Harris Tower. I think State “tower” is still in service isn’t it?

[@danscoolvideos6024]

I don't know about State tower. Maybe someone can answer that.

[@todds7358]

And they couldn't preserve MG Tower!!!!!!

[@b3j8]

MG was a sharp-looking tower for a place that controlled a simple set of crossovers in the middle of nowhere. The problem to get it someplace accessible to make preservation worth it would have req funds to move it. A huge undertaking.