E.J. And E. Griffith Interlocking Tower
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E.J. and E. Griffith Interlocking Tower is a historic
interlocking tower On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetabl ...
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, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1924 by the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. It is a three-story, brick building measuring 25 feet long, 16 feet wide, and 30 feet tall. It has a concrete foundation and low pitched hipped roof. The depot operated until 1999. It was moved to its present location in the Griffith Historical Park and Railroad Museum in 2000. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.


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Griffith Historical Society website
History museums in Indiana Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Buildings and structures completed in 1924 Buildings and structures in Lake County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Indiana Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana 1924 establishments in Indiana {{LakeCountyIN-NRHP-stub