A Piece of Railroad History Now a Shell of Former Self... (Switching Tower)

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This structure has been sitting forgotten about and abandoned for over 80yrs and although I've documented one of these before, I didn't know about this one until it was suggested to me on FB. I was able to do a little bit of research to not only locate this place, but to also share some information about their use and how many existed at one time. Unfortunately now it's just a shell of its former self, but this still hold history and the importance it once played is incredible.
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@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Hope you enjoyed a small look at the old days of the Railroad. Hopefully this structure will one day be repurposed.

@pamelanoel8948 Месяц назад

Beautiful architecture. It's sad that it's been forgotten. It would be nice if someone would be allowed to rehab it into a home.

@mr7badass Месяц назад

Beautiful. Such a shame it sits abandoned. It looked like the way it was built that they intended to use it for 100 years. Not just 15 or 20. Sad.

@frankforrest1597 Месяц назад

Wonderful relic of a bygone era. Hope it stands for another 80 years. My grandfather, as a young man, operated a similar switching station for the New York Central when he moved up here from Edwardsville Pa.

@musclecarmitch908 Месяц назад

Beautiful old switching tower JP! I sure hope it will be preserved for future generations to see! Thanks for sharing it with us!👍

@Walter_Nepasky Месяц назад

The tower down the line in Factoryville is a neat spot to explore, too. When I was in high school we stuck a ladder up and went into the attic. Its full of old DL&W paperwork, train orders, telegrams, etc from 1915 when the line was brand new up to the 1930s.

@barbara-pigeonbray4579 Месяц назад

This is a beautiful building . . I believe the roof tiles are terra cotta , a clay based ceramic ..So many nice details in the exterior design . I imagine the operator really had his hands full at certain times ....had to have been a stressful job. Thank you so much for sharing this lovely little piece of railroad history .👍💙

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Ty for the info about the roof tiles. I completely forgot about that word lol

@Spencer02 Месяц назад

I agree JP, whomever had that job. Had to be skilled, that is a lot levers to operate. And still work the signals. That a hard job, and that building is built tuff. The construction is amazing to see, for 86 years old i see it lasting a long time. Excellent video JP 👍👍👍👍

@Disastrous.Affect Месяц назад

In 1990, I was visiting the Las Vegas area, and I explored and hiked along a lot of active rail lines near Lake Mead. They had switch house ruins and such that had long since been replaced with automation. But the switch houses and ruins out there lacked the style of the ones you have shown here, cinder blocks.🤷‍♂️ I went back in like 2005 or 2006, the rail lines had been turned into trails, and all of the structures removed, including the tracks. It was a weird experience seeing how different things were, just a mere 25 or so years later. Thinking about visiting my boyhood home in Oklahoma now,🤔 it has been a while....

@Jennifermcintyre Месяц назад

I love it so much!!! Yes!! An amazing small house! It’s a shame so many places are never available to the public to purchase

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

I totally agree!

@CassDuncan Месяц назад

A drone to see the upstairs would have been nice

@73lemontwistcuda 11 дней назад

It's nice that someone appreciate old. PA rails and things. Left behind

@jeffgentle6497 Месяц назад

I remember your previous video on a simular switch tower. Those switch levers were very cool. The tile roofing is simular to that of the 1904 homes built in St. Louis, Mo. During the World's Fair. I definitely see the church style interior. It's a shame you were not able to access the upper level but, from a safety standpoint I can understand. I have a couple of these on my HO Scale Layout. Really cool building and video.

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Even if there was access, there wouldn't be much to see except the view out the windows. The old photos and our imagination can fill in the blanks.

@SR-zi6eo Месяц назад

Thanks for taking us into this charming, well built switch house. Yes, they don’t make them like they used to! They probably had architects designing these kinds of buildings; built for aesthetic pleasure as well as usefulness. Thank you for taking us, JP. Always looking forward to your next one! I pray that you have a wonderful Father’s Day tomorrow with your family; God bless you all……..🌝

@TheShowgirl25 Месяц назад

They don't build anything like they used to. Here in England, they were called signal boxes and generally built of wood. You are a star JP.

@annebell7274 Месяц назад

Your'e right, it could make a home for someone. So incredibly well built. Really beautiful arched windows. 👍👍👍🙏🙏👍👍👍

@debbieblaylock9997 Месяц назад

Beautiful building ❤

@robertmanley7556 Месяц назад

I just live the arcitecture of this building ...such style and the over hang on the roof is amazing I just love it !! I remember several of these when I was young ...havent seen for a long time. Shame to see the railways become a thing of the past ....railways helped build this country and should be in my mind just as important now as they were then .Great pictures at the end also !! Great video as always !! 👍👍

@margiecooper6045 Месяц назад

I could watch this stuff all day. Wonderful old building with connection to railroading. Thank you for showing it to us JP. ❤

@donnasilver940 Месяц назад

Beautiful.I wouldn't mind living there.

@alanstant9356 Месяц назад

Very awesome to see old railroad relics Jay. It does look like it was built to last and would be a nice little house to live in there too.

@Kimberly-dt4ko Месяц назад

Beautiful building that was built to last. When you said about turning it into a house, I was picturing someone with a vehicle that would run on the rails pulling up in the front. Hopefully someone decides to preserve it.

@sparky107107 Месяц назад

nice place to explore. I am kind of surprised you didn't use the drone to see the second level

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Didn't have it on me, but I've seen the upstairs at the previous location.

@dianacanales2526 Месяц назад

Incredible example of functional and well-designed architecture. Built so sturdy, it will outlast any of us watching. Great video, really well-done! Loved the vintage photos, too, showing what the old switches looked like in another switch station. Fascinating look back in time. Thanks for bringing us along, Jay!🙂💙

@Joeybagofdonuts76 Месяц назад

That'd be a great place for a railfan platform or an Air B&B.

@craigharper3877 Месяц назад

Would make one hell of a tiny home.

@theodoredugranrut8201 Месяц назад

Beautiful architecture, more than just serviceable , very interesting. Thanks Jay. Central California 👀

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

💙

@PriaMapan2024 23 дня назад

fantastic concrete work, i wish my house were made of solid concrete like that

@allenrussell6135 Месяц назад

Very cool find. I couldnt stop myself from googling grappling hook with rope ladder. I would have to make it upstairs. Who knew how affordable they are? Ebay even has a us military one that fires from your rifle lol Thanks for bringing this lost history to us.

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

😁

@gaylebrodt676 Месяц назад

This is just so fascinating and what an incredible structure. You are exactly right in that they don't build them like they used to. Love your idea of it being restored into a home. Wouldn't it be awesome if it was put up for sale and someone actually could do that? Or also like you said, restore it for a museum or someplace for people to enjoy it. I learned so much again from you of how the switching tower works and the interesting history behind it, the operator sure had a lot of responsibility. Amazing video JP, thank you! 💙

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Thanks Gayle. Places like this are far and few between, but we can only hope some of them get saved before they're all gone.

@richardfredericks4069 Месяц назад

Those are terra-cotta roofing shingles, very popular in the Mediterranean area, Mexico, South America, California and other parts of the U.S. These shingles are very durable and weather very well.

@frankintx699 Месяц назад

I remember switching towers like that when I lived in Berlin Germany as a child. This was an interesting exploration. They used glazed clay tile roofing on a lot of old structures in Europe and still do today. Thanks for sharing, JP.

@terryciavola5962 Месяц назад

I love how you give the history of these beautiful structures. That is a really cool building. Thank you for another great video! 👍❤️🥰

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

The history helps understand the use and importance it once had. Glad you enjoyed.

@patricialamphier942 Месяц назад

So loved this little history

@user-xq1tx2rc8h Месяц назад

Nice tower pretty big they should fix it for future generations! Thanks for sharing! ❤😊

@markmccabe3969 Месяц назад

Love the Conrail shirt. Big Blue all the way. Great video.

@BeeLineEast Месяц назад

Very cool video. Amazing the condition that switching tower is in.

@Ratgirl2 Месяц назад

Nice video JP 😊

@jonathantorres5710 Месяц назад

I like to watch your videos of exploring abandoned sites, it would be a good idea to have a Drone with you and with it you can have video and photos in areas that you cannot see.

@DigsRetro Месяц назад

I didn't realize just how big that building was until you stood in front of it! What if someone wanted to buy it and turn it into their house, who would they contact, the railroad?

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

The main issue is it wouldn't be allowed to stay there, it would have to be relocated as there's no vehicle access to get there.

@joangravel2436 Месяц назад

Thanks awesome place I enjoyed watching

@VickyGeib-cg5tf Месяц назад

Hi jp that was great find I like the video at the the of your show😊

@dzymslizzy3641 Месяц назад

Such a shame to see such a fine old building left to rot and ruin instead of being repurposed! Maybe not "fine" in the usual sense, but it surely was built with care and style/character in mind.

@hinahanta Месяц назад

Very cool location!

@kimsinclair9100 Месяц назад

Sure would love to see how it operated. Great explore!

@stevenkaskus6173 Месяц назад

Thanks for this tour, wished you could have gone to the top floor. I agree, very well made and with style.

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Unfortunately with everything removed there wouldn't be much to see, but thanks for checking it out.

@MrIceman22 Месяц назад

Awesome video Jp keep up the great job buddy your videos are always awesome.

@billstill1794 Месяц назад

Nice find! Most railroads demolish many of their unused structures. ...I wish I would have taken pics of the abandoned Lemo Tower (@Lemoyne, Pa. junction) in the early 80's after it was abandoned - the entrance was open at the time so I climbed the steps to see inside. RR paperwork was scattered all around - I should have rescued some of those historic papers. Soon after that they took it apart piece by piece and reassembled it at the Strasburg Railroad. It was and still is a beautiful structure!

@billstill1794 Месяц назад

Just wondering - is that track still active? It would have been cool to see a train go by!

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Yes and a train came by once I returned back to the road. Missed it by 20mins.

@milesandhikes Месяц назад

I love your idea of converting it into a tiny house, it looks so cool! and it's not so tiny either... too bad we couldn't see what it looks like upstairs.

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

I have one more of these to explore (probably winter). If I can't get upstairs, I'll send up the drone.

@milesandhikes Месяц назад

@@JPVideos81 oooh that is a great idea!!! well I'm looking forward to it!

@bigben1986 8 дней назад

Awesome video!!!!!

@rosesitzenstock1315 Месяц назад

Awesome video. Thanks

@703am Месяц назад

it sure would make a great house to live in , i wouldn't mind living right by the tracks interesting video

@indycharlie Месяц назад

Very cool building and video . But I wanted to let you know that there is zero chance there was a stove in the lower floor for heat . 100% would have been a steam boiler . There had to be quite a few radiators in that " chapel " room to keep the levers and arms from freezing up . Now there might have been a dedicated furnace up in the living / operators floor . Trust me , if you have winters there , a boiler would be needed . Especially with all that concrete !! My guess is that not only did the operator have to switch tracks , but also had to grease all the linkages , including out on the rails . He would also have to stoke and maintain the fire in the boiler . He was probably a busy man !

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Thanks for your insight

@ronniebarksdale8528 Месяц назад

Love it!

@garymessina1609 Месяц назад

Awesome last time I saw a building for switching like that was in France in an old railroad yard just pictures my friend took great video thanks jay

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Thanks Gary

@Tntbomb54321 Месяц назад

Great information and footage. Great Video, I just got footage of an old Train tunnel in Jim Thorpe.

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Thanks for checking it out

@randygyulay5114 Месяц назад

It would take extreme explosive force to bring down that tower. That is why it still exists.

@Chaotic-Demise77 Месяц назад

That look's just like the one in Alford. The last I heard, the actual depot ended up collapsing. If you were able to go into the basement, there's what look's a small box all concrete, that's how they heated the switch house.

@jacobpoucher Месяц назад

They dont build them like they used too because of profit and greed, nothing more.

@momatmach1 Месяц назад

Still quite a few mechanical signal boxes in existence and working in the UK, the worlds largest has 180 levers in a town called Shrewsbury.

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

That's great to hear. In the United States they're a thing of the past.

@jimshafer3101 Месяц назад

They would make cool homes along active lines

@cjstrainsandadventures3322 Месяц назад

Very cool!! Not sure how feasible it would be but how about maybe using a "cheap" camera drone for the upper floor or some places that might not be safe or accessible otherwise?

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

I have a drone and plan on bringing it when I film the next one.

@p.k.5455 Месяц назад

Make an AWESOME Little house...a cool fixer upper...lol

@brittanypuerner6489 Месяц назад

You should check out Nicholsin bridge, and the tunnels close by, also a switch house similar.😊

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

I did a video on the Nicholson Viaduct

@lukehansberry Месяц назад

Very cool wished I could find stuff like that on my scooter

@buttonvalley Месяц назад

I hope you stopped to get some footage of the Martin's Creek Viaduct just a couple miles south of this switching tower. It's the little sister to the more famous "Nicholson Bridge," aka the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct. It would be a great spot for your drone work!

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

I haven't visited there yet, but Starucca is on my list for this summer.

@buttonvalley Месяц назад

@@JPVideos81 Starucca Viaduct is awesome, in many ways more impressive than the concrete viaducts. Plus you will want to ride the D & H rail trail that runs under the viaduct. I look forward to watching that video.

@deborahlybrand2283 Месяц назад

I could see myself living in there. This is so neat. Hey was it cooler inside? Wish there was a way up so you could see the landscape. Probably knew people would get up there and possibly get hurt then they would be liable.

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Slightly cooler being that it's all concrete. It doesn't insulate well, but it won't go anywhere anytime soon.

@beautyinchaospodcast Месяц назад

JP visit yellow dog village please!

@user-qk8uq4hh3k Месяц назад

Yes, a really cool place. I would love to go back in time and live there for awhile! Yes,please go there!

@donl1410 Месяц назад

Interlocking tower

@michaelbowser6213 Месяц назад

Nice could you reach upstairs with your stick camera?

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Not with the one I had. If I had my 7ft stick most likely.

@PAYNEFPV Месяц назад

There’s one of these not far from boiler works in NEPA

@rogerhare7886 Месяц назад

It would make an amazing house/Museum. It’s too close to the tracks, so RR would never allow such a liability. Maybe some day…

@opstroeper Месяц назад

Bring a ladder!

@robertcable6348 Месяц назад

Looks like terracotta tiles.

@mikedc3 Месяц назад

Interlocking tower.

@normandyfox8129 Месяц назад

Have you been to the abandoned Pennsylvania turnpike?

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Yes, I have a video of it.

@normandyfox8129 Месяц назад

@@JPVideos81 Awesome, I just found the video. I recently came across your channel and I love that you document all these historical things. I'm also a big fan of trains and rail yards.

@ProfSaxby Месяц назад

Why didn't you fly your drone up to the second floor? Even if it's just an empty space I'd love to have seen it..

@JPVideos81 Месяц назад

Didn't have it with me, but wouldn't be much to see.

@richardtrudnak5365 Месяц назад

Well done ………………..

@slimshady6359 Месяц назад

Mariana if I was homeless I'd be a spot I'd take over clean it up make it look nice

@ville666sora Месяц назад

Beautiful, but it's a shame that people have to cover things in graffiti. Thanks for sharing.

@gregdiamond6023 Месяц назад

I hope they do repurpose it. It’s a shame to let it crumble and get tagged. I’m sure those are disappearing around the country quickly. Really net Jay.

@marcomcdowell8861 Месяц назад

I'm of the mind that if a person gets caught tagging and vandalizing structures, the owner or sheriff should be able to go tag and vandalize that person's house and property.