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Dave, if any identifiable molecule of me is a SPF, I have to at least defend the hometown. There is no "Ott, PA", it is (was) OTTS tower in Warren. That was the split between the Salamanca Division toward Olean and the P&E on the south side of Warren, with the north line crossing the Allegheny river on a truss bridge (it still does, to United Refinery) and the south line going east to Sheffield, Johnsonburg, etc. Today it is one lonely turnout, but it's a very busy one.Tower was gone long by at least 1965, when the line was severed to the Kinzua Dam. It's a pretty good model, actually, pretty sure it is a standard plan small tower.The only decent online shot of it on 'prrerie.com' seems to have disappeared, but its in several books, in a ragged state. See "On the Main Line", page 245, "Triumph VII" page 219 (same photo), interlocking diagram of OTTS page 353.
Yeah, and when I went on a search for the photo, I found the same conversation myself. Found the link, found the webpage URL dead.I can't find an online photo now. That's why I used the book references. Scanned and resent to you.
I had a chance to see some photos of the real structure tonight, and I've got to say, it's very disappointing.It was a single story cinder block (or so it looks) structure with some brick trim.