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East St. Louis, Illinois

East St. Louis is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri in the Metro-East region of Southern Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 27,006, less than one-third of its peak of 82,366 in 1950. Like many larger industrial cities, it has been severely affected by loss of jobs in the restructuring of the railroad industry and de-industrialization of the Rust Belt in the second half of the 20th century. In 1950 East St. Louis was the 4th largest city in Illinois.

One of the highlights of the city's waterfront is the Gateway Geyser, the second-tallest fountain in the world. Designed to complement the Gateway Arch across the river in St. Louis, it shoots water to a height of 630 feet (190 m), the same height as the Arch.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_St._Louis,_Illinois

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Willows Tower, moto..ADV (guest) wrote 6 years ago:

September 2018, control tower has been modernized. Now controlled remotely by kcs dispatchers in KansasCity.
Willows Tower, Biga300 (guest) wrote 15 years ago:

ALSO the GWE is the only railroad that operates the interlocking. The NS has nothing to do with the day to day operations of Willows.
Willows Tower, Biga300 (guest) wrote 15 years ago:

Willows Tower was built in 1904, Has a GRS type 2a Interlocking machine with 111 pistol grip style handles. 2 power crossover and 6 power switchs. Three of witch are Grandmaster Dual control. Willows has an operator on duty 24-7 365. The tower operators are also trainmen and all can cover any shift. We report about 35 miles aday of train work. We are intermeadate switch road between the CSX at Roselake and the NS at Woodriver IL. Handel mostly asphalt and oil cars. I am a 34 year old operator with 10+ years with the GWE.
Willows Tower, ZCG (guest) wrote 16 years ago:

Photos here: http://rrsignalpix.com/willowstower.html
East St. Louis, Illinois, Enemy Crab (guest) wrote 16 years ago:

Closest thing I've seen to a post-apocalyptic shell in the United States.