CHICAGO'S INTERLOCKINGS

WABASH

6th District

Now owned by Metra, some segments abandoned.

Was basically a double track line with single direction ABS, except for a few short segments of single track CTC. CTC installed on entire Metra segment early 2000's.


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BELT JCT.
Tower listed with Belt Railway of Chicago

FOREST HILL (75TH STREET)
Tower listed with Baltimore & Ohio

ASHBURN
Interlocking installed 1939
Closed 1957, replaced with CTC installation at Landers Yard

Crossing with CSX former Grand Trunk Western Elsdon Subdivision.

CHICAGO RIDGE
Tower listed with Indiana Harbor Belt

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MANHATTAN
Mechanical interlocking installed 1906
Replaced with automatic interlocking around 1966

Crossing with Milwaukee Road Illinois Iowa & Minnesota line, abandoned 1978.

BELOW ABANDONED 1991

ESSEX
Mechanical interlocking installed 1902

Former crossing with New York Central Kankakee & Seneca Branch, abandoned 1933.

NORTH REDDICK
Mechanical interlocking installed 1904

Former crossing with Illinois Central Tracy line, abandoned by 1930's.

REDDICK
Mechanical interlocking installed 1900
Replaced with automatic interlocking 1982

Former crossing with New York Central Kankakee Branch.

SCOVEL (Saunemin)
Mechanical interlocking installed 1902
Replaced with trainman operated interlocking 1947

Former crossing with Illinois Central Pontiac District, abandoned 1970's.


EARLY CTC INSTALLATIONS

Forest Hill-Ashburn/Palos Park-Brisbane
Installed 1957, control machine at Landers Yard (Chicago)