16 August, 2009

SoNo Switch Tower Museum

After lunch we needed to kill a few hours, so instead of being boring and going home we wondered around downtown looking at stuff. The Switch Tower Museum is free and an interesting educational experience for anyone who likes history, trains, old buildings, or random knowledge.
I learned lots of stuff about Armstrong levers, mechanical switching, how tracks work, and in general how much stuff you don't see happening when a train moves between tracks. This placed is staffed by knowledgable volunteers, and they certainly earn their donations.

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