Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Switch key

An earlier BAR key with a ring and tapered barrel. It has "368" stamped twice on the reverse. This is a larger key with a fat barrel. This is the standard switch bit for the BAR.

3 keys from the North: BAR is Bangor & Aroostook, ICR is probably Intercolonial (Canada), NJRR is probably Napierville Junction - US/Canada border.

Steel switch key with serif letters and tapered barrel and double rings marked B&A RR S 5036. We are unclear if this is Boston & Albany or Bangor & Aroostook, or possibly something else entirely. We h

Brass switch key with serif letters B&ARR with tapered barrel and double rings. We are unclear if this is Boston & Albany or Bangor & Aroostook, or possibly something else entirely. We have a couple o

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A steel key made by J. H. W. Climax in Newark, New Jersey. It is nicely stamped B&A RR on the front. The barrel has a double ring. My consignor thinks it's Bangor & Aroostook but that switch key has a

Brass switch key marked AV RR on front in block letters. Marked on back for JHW CLIMAX CO NEWARK NJ.

4 keys from New England: (1) Boston & Maine with nice Sherburne hallmark double ring barrel, one of countless B&M bits that nobody knows true use of (2) Bangor & Aroostook standard switch with Slaymak

Brass switch key with serif letters B&PRR and single ring on barrel. It's unclear exactly which railroad this comes from most likely Bangor & Portland, Boston & Portland or Boston & Providence though

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

A "big bell" Armspear one piece frame with drop-in pot. The globe is a 5 3/8". Few roads used this odd big bell single piece frame. Nicely stamped B&ARR on the lid. The bell has two holes punch and pr

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.