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Speaking of "disappearing switch towers", Barrington Tower (located in Barrington, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago) is being torn down as we speak. It dates to the early 20th century, and controlled the crossing of the Union Pacific Railway (nee Chicago & North Western Railway) "Northwest Line" and the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway. I went over there a couple of Saturdays ago, and got some "goodbye photos" (which I hope to post when I get a chance). According to discussions on the E,J&E Yahoo group over the past couple of days, the doors are off and the contractor is into shingle and asbestos removal; the walls and roof are still up. The tower was manned into the '90's, I believe, and held relay equipment thereafter for several years. More recently, its been used for storage. Its a shame that a museum didn't get it, but the Illinois Railway Museum (which should have been the most likely candidate) already has Spaulding Tower, and probably didn't need another tower to maintain. And so, another piece of railroad history disappears.
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