| Built in 1937, the massive DOCK Tower sits on the banks of the Passaic River at the foot of Dock Bridge. The three story tower was constructed entirely of brick, with the power supply for the nearby bridge located on the first floor of the tower. The third story contains a trackside facing bay window, a well as a 155 lever US&S Model 14 electro-pneumatic interlocking machine. A staggering 74 of the levers were working, 62 levers were spare, and the machine had 19 spare spaces. DOCK controlled multiple track cross-overs, movements at Newark Penn Station, operation of Dock Bridge, as well as PATH's (Port Authority Trans Hudson) movable bridge over the Passaic River. This resulted in DOCK Tower being staffed by no less than five operators at any given time. After 80 years of service, DOCK Tower was finally closed in November of 2017. |