Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe RailroadGC&SF
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad
Authorized: 11/4/1906
Authorized: 11/1/1904
Authorized: 7/1/1930
Authorized: 4/22/1927
Manual interlocker controlled by the operator in the nearby StLB&M depot
Authorized: 6/29/1914
7/21/1904 — 1959
Authorized: 3/30/1907
Associated Abandonments:
Authorized: 7/7/1904
Associated Abandonments:
Authorized: 1954
Authorized: 1931
The final interlocker documented in the RCT annual report, 1930.
6/24/1903 — 1944
First electric interlocker in Texas; consolidated into Tower 19.
7/27/1903 — 1993
Moved to and preserved at the Age of Steam Museum, Dallas, TX
Authorized: 8/18/1903
Authorized: 11/5/1904
Authorized: 4/25/1907
Authorized: 9/26/1904
Still standing in its original location
Authorized: 7/1/1905
Authorized: 11/2/1926
Authorized: 6/15/1926
Authorized: 1931
Associated Abandonments:
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
Authorized: 4/5/1909
Authorized: 5/7/1910
1912 — 1918
Mysterious tower that may have never existed; Tower 139 served in its place
10/20/1904 — 1967
Unusual structure combining interlocking tower and passenger depot. The depot remains to this day.
Authorized: 11/19/1913
Authorized: 9/1/1903
Authorized: 7/20/1904
Unusual structure combining interlocking tower and passenger depot
Authorized: 6/24/1904
5/27/1909 — 1963
Associated Abandonments:
1955 — 1988
Constructed but never used
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.
10/31/1903 — 1985
Closed and torn down in March 1985
Authorized: 12/28/1910
Authorized: 7/1/1930
Authorized: 9/1/1903
Authorized: 5/22/1928
Authorized: 10/14/1912
Authorized: 7/20/1904
7/5/1929 — 1984
Cabin-type interlocker still in place