Structures
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Today, Tower 19’s uppermost floor was removed from the second floor in preparation for movement to Frisco. The top floor will be lowered to the ground and placed on bogies (wheels). Weighing nearly 47,000 lbs., it contains the 105-lever “pistol grip” interlocking machine manufactured by General Railway Signal Company in 1952. The two floors are expected to begin the trip to Frisco Thursday evening (February 23).
February 8, 2012:
Preparations are underway to separate Tower 19 into two sections for movement to Frisco. H.D. Snow & Son is inserting beams lengthwise through the structure in order to raise the uppermost floor off the intermediate floor. As can be seen in the photograph, the longitudinal beams will allow the top floor to straddle transverse beams at each end of the structure, which will provide for movement westward to be lowered onto a trailer for transport.
November 21, 2012:
The Museum’s two historic structures are being readied for the big move to Frisco. The circa 1900 Houston & Texas Central Depot and 1903 Santa Fe Interlocking Tower 19 will make the 30 mile trek to their new home. Unfortunately, both structures are too tall to move intact and will require disassembly.
In order to remain within a maximum height of 18 feet and also meet clearance limitations on width, the H&TC Depot’s roof will be removed, including eaves. Each piece will be carefully disassembled, labeled, and set aside for reassembly. 
Tower 19 will be separated into two sections. The uppermost floor will be carefully removed from the lower portion of the building by removing exterior siding and making strategic cuts in the balloon type framing. The top floor will be placed on beams to be moved separately with its roof intact. The second floor will then be raised off the concrete base, which makes up the first floor. A portion of the original concrete foundation will remain intact with the second floor and moved to Frisco, as was the case when the Tower was moved to Fair Park in 1996. The third and second floors will then be moved separately to Frisco.
H.D. Snow & Son House Moving of Fort Worth will move both structures. Snow moved Tower 19 from its original location near Lamar and Corinth Streets to Fair Park in August, 1996.
The Depot and Tower 19 will be reassembled at the Frisco site using 95% of their original materials including siding and roofing. They will be placed on permanent concrete foundations as part of Phase IC construction. Tower 19 will have a new first floor base constructed.
The Museum has been working closely with the Texas Historical Commission throughout the planning process for the move. Every effort has been made to preserve the historic and structural integrity of the buildings. The Depot was designated a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark in 1979, and Tower 19 was entered into the Historic American Engineering Record in 1992.