Jul 20, 2019
WABIC Tower—Then and Now
Eighteen months ago I re-visited a spot after over forty years time: WABIC Tower in Decatur, Illinois. The Wabash crossed the Illinois Central here—hence the name of the interlocking.
When I shot here in 1977 or so, the Wabash had been subsumed into the Norfolk and Western and a tower sat next to the diamond. The tower is now long gone, but you will notice that the base for a light pole (or signal) is still standing. The NW is now part of the Norfolk Southern; CSX also gets to this location via the former Baltimore & Ohio line that came through town.
Two images by Richard Koenig; one was taken in the mid- to late-1970s (black and white) and the other on November 27th 2017 (color).