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I can't speak for other states, but in Illinois, the first railroad at a junction gets to have their man in the tower.  The Chicago and Alton was one of the earlier roads to be built in Illinois. But a predecessor of the Wabash got to Springfield first and so that job was a Wabash job. Same thing for Joliet. The C&A built northward from Alton and the Rock Island was already in place so they manned the tower with their man.  Now I believe it's a Metra job. I worked at Corwith for awhile; the Santa Fe was the johnny-come-lately there so they didn't have their man in the tower. Their tracks were on one side of the Alton and their Corwiith Yard was on the other side. Their long freights slowly exiting or entering the yard could block the Alton's main for a considerable time.  Made for an interesting time. Art
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