Harris Switch Tower

About Harris Switch Tower

Harris Switch Tower, also known as HG Tower or Harris Tower, is an interlocking tower in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. The tower was built in 1929 by the Pennsylvania Railroad and remained in operation until it was closed in 1991 by Amtrak. Harris was purchased by the local chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in 1992 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Harris Switch Tower; the closest, State Museum of Pennsylvania, is about a mile away.