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Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Inside State Line Tower

Inside State Line Tower

By Angela Cotey | October 14, 2025

An operator pulls the armstrong levers to align a route at busy State Line Tower, near Hammond, Ind., on the Chicago & Western Indiana. As the track diagram shows, several railroads operated through the 200-plus lever plant. Wallace W. Abbey photo

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