Proposed Railroad Communications Tower West of Toledo

[GlassCityPhotos]

FYI, there is a public notice in the business section of today's Toledo Blade for a proposed 120' railroad communication tower west of Toledo. The proposed tower (#46508) will be 300' west of the intersection of S Crissey Road and Old Airport Highway within the existing railroad right-of-way. Although the railroad is not mentioned in the notice, it is a safe bet that it is Norfolk Southern as this site is along its Chicago line. A quick look at Google Earth shows there is already a smaller tower in the vicinity of the proposed site.

[GlassCityPhotos]

Apparently similar public notices were scattered throughout today's Blade. There are also notices for two more towers in the paper's main section. The first is for a 165' tower further west of Toledo in Wauseon, Ohio and the second is for a 165' tower just east of Toledo near Owens and Walbridge roads in Northwood, Ohio. Both of these sites are also along the NS Chicago line.

[MSchwiebert]

Most likely to support PTC. I'd think they're not going to have the siting issues that the western carriers are having with Native American groups.

[JoJames]

Not sure if NS uses the same system for Electra Code. CSX has these towers at Hicksville Defiance Deshler and just west of Fostoria for Electra Code.