Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Switch Key

This unusual Southern road is not in the Key Lock & Lantern diagrams. It has the road initials on the front and "114" stamped on the reverse. It does have a single ring.

A steel switch key from a Frisco predecessor. It's a nice key with an "S" for switch on the reverse.

A nice Southern key with GM&N stamped on the front and the Fraim Slaymaker hardware stamping on the reverse with a number of 2843.

Brass bodied lock with newer ILCO key. The body is stamped Rock Island Lines Signal. The lock body has notable machining marks, but the key does operate the lock. Also included is an A&W switch key st

Made by Climax with a double ring and lots of wear. It has NP RR CO stamped on the front. A Rhode Island short line.

This is a pair of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad brass keys. They represent the old and new switch key bits. The old key is marked CRI&P RR on the front and has the number 9169S on the back

A tapered barrel brass switch key made for the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. It has an "S" for switch. The reverse is blank.

This is a brass Hansl Mfg Co. switch lock from the Rock Island Railroad. The lock is stamped CRI&PRR on the clasp, as well as HANSL MFG CO. A brass key marked C.R.I.&.P.RR easily opens and closes the

This is a pair of Adlake switch locks from the Rock Island Railroad. Both are clearly stamped with CRI&P on the front. Both key covers spring back properly. One lock has a chain and also has a brass c

This is a trio of different Midwestern railroad switch locks. The first is an Adlake lock from the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad that is stamped ICG RR. The second is a Keline lock from the Burlingto

A fine key that is early with a tapered barrel. No mistaking what line this is. It has CENT IOWA RR and an "S" on the front. The reverse has a serial number of just "21". A nice early key.

The Danbury & Norwalk is an obscure Connecticut line that ended up in the New Haven. It was a short line and ran just between the named cities. The key is a Bohannan with an "S" for switch on the reve

A very old key made by Williams Page & Company in Boston. This is an Eastern Railroad predecessor. This was the original line up to the White Mountains on the western side. This is an Eastern Railroad

The New London Northern was a Central Vermont predecessor that operated through Connecticut to Palmer, Massachusetts. This seems to be a nice early key with a dark patina. It was made by S. C. Thompso

A short line that ran from Hoboken to the Southern NY border on Greenwood Lake. The New York & Greenwood Lake was an Erie controlled line. A faint Newark hallmark on the reverse. Either a Slaight or R

A rare key from Connecticut, the New Haven & Derby Railroad. This is just the 2nd key from this road that I have ever seen. It existed from 1871-1889 when it was taken over by the Housatonic which end

A steel, fat barrel switch key with faint maker's stamp. Measures 2.25 inches long. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.

The New London Northern was part of the Central Vermont Railway. Early Railroad charters were issued on a per state basis and the New London Northern was the CV's line from Palmer Massachusetts to New

Very nice Sherburne tapered barrel brass switch key made for the Portland Saco & Portsmouth Railroad. This was an efficient tangent line from South Berwick to Portland in Maine. The Boston & Maine bui

An early New England key from the successor of the Old Colony & Fall River Railroad. The OC&N existed from 1864-1872 when it was taken over by the Old Colony Railroad. Nice markings with a tapered bar

An unusual key from the Phil Simms collection. The Middletown & Unionville was a short line that operated out of Middletown, New York 1913 - 1947. They even had milk service. This key has M&U RR on th

This switch key is stamped W&OD RY with 234 stamped on the reverse. The barrel has 2 rings and the key is in nice shape. This is a desirable Virginia short line.

A very obscure line in Massachusetts was the Plymouth & Middleborough. They existed for just a year or two until the Old Colony absorbed them and the subsequent year, the New Haven bought out the Old

A Handlan Buck made brass switch key made for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. Nice C&NW marking on the front. Reverse has a clear Handlan Buck hallmark. Some bend at the base of the barrel.