Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio RailroadGH&SA
Galveston Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad
8/2/1929 — 9/26/1932
Possibly the shortest-lived tower, operational for 2 to 3 years
2/18/1904 — 1954
8/27/1929 — 1985
7/22/1924 — 1990
1/23/1903 — 1950
Consolidated into Tower 196 in 1950
Authorized: 7/11/1904
Still standing in its original location up to March 2013
11/8/1906 — 1928
Consolidated into Tower 6 in 1928
10/9/1902 — 1996
Preserved in Flatonia as part of Flatonia Rail Park
Authorized: 1898
Located at 36th Street
Authorized: 5/16/1904
Located at 49th street; also known as the "Z-Track" tower
Authorized: 9/6/1912
Authorized: 10/23/1912
The only interlocking tower still in operation. Unusual arrangement as it controls two railroad lines and a boat channel
4/29/1914 — 1915
Incosistent records indicate that this tower may have been in operation for only 5 months.
7/4/1903 — 1915
Authorized: 7/4/1903
Consolidated into Tower 26 in 1966
Associated Abandonments:
Authorized: 7/15/1903
Authorized: 12/31/1903
Also known as "Katy Neck"
Authorized: 3/3/1907
First "yard tower" to be registered; it controlled Englewood Yard with neighboring tower 87. Removed in August, 2010.
Authorized: 5/7/1910
Authorized: 3/18/1912
Consolidated into Tower 199
1912 — 1918
Mysterious tower that may have never existed; Tower 139 served in its place
3/31/1915 — 1963
11/1/1915 — 1926
Authorized: 3/27/1929
6/20/1904 — 1931
Moved a short distance from its original location and modified to serve as a gas station
Authorized: 10/1/1929
7/23/1903 — 2/10/2004
Last traditional operating tower in Texas; in operation until February 10, 2004. Moved to and preserved at Rosenberg Railroad Museum.
10/9/1902 — 1926
Consolidated into Tower 112
Authorized: 4/29/1916
Authorized: 12/30/1919
Railroads:
GH&SA
4/10/1925 — 2/27/2001
Destroyed by arson's fire, January 16, 2003
10/25/1923 — 1990
Authorized: 2/18/1907
1/3/1913 — 1972
Associated Abandonments:
Authorized: 10/14/1912
7/5/1929 — 1984
Cabin-type interlocker still in place