geysergazer posted:One of Grandpa's earlier careers was as a tower operator on the PRR. The Plywood Empire Route has an old long-unused tower on the property and every time I look at it I think of Granddad.
That guy going up the steps is carrying a railroad lantern, as my Granddad did.
Granddad's PRR railroad lantern.
My Great Uncle took this pic of my Grandpa sitting at the desk in Enslie Tower, c. 1910. I now own the photo.
I had heard about "Enslie Tower" verbally from my Dad so was unsure of the spelling. Then I ran across my Granddad's 1917 employee timetable:
And there it was:
On Edit: On July 8, 2004 several of us, including my Dad, went and found the location of Enslie Tower a mile from Dents Run, Pa.
The foundation for the semaphore at Enslie Tower. The tower (actually a one story building) foundation is in the weeds in the right foreground.
Lew, Very nice post, great history with family ties, thanks.
Steve
