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Towerman’s view at Berea

By Angela Cotey | April 27, 2022

| Last updated on August 8, 2025

New York Central Railroad

The second-trick operator at New York Central’s BE Tower at Berea, Ohio, just west of Cleveland, highballs FA-powered westbound fast freight NC-1 as it passes the tower.
Richard J. Cook photo

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