Old Colony & Newport Railroad Switch Key

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

This large Bohannan key has a single ring and it is clearly stamped O.C.R.R in an arc across the top. It has "544" in a straight line at 6:00 on the front. The back has the standard W. Bohannan Brookl

An Old Colony Railroad brass switch key made by Bohannan. This key was stamped with Bohannan's block lettering die. It has the Bohannan hallmark on the reverse and a ringed barrel. The OC did have mul

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

An early key made by H. C. Jones in Newark, NJ for the Old Colony & Fall River Railroad. This name existed from 1854-1863 when they reached further south to Newport, Rhode Island. Pronounced stamping.

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 pair of brass keys made for the Old Colony Railroad. One has the nice Slaymaker Barry diamond hallmark on reverse. This is a hard to find early maker. The other has CAR for box car.

This group of keys has an old ring with 3 keys - one is a Bohannan switch key. The other hollow barrel switch key is the other Old Colony switch bit. The flat key is heavily worn. Next is a nice Bohan

A group of timetables related to the Old Colony and New Haven railroads One unusual 1865 Old Colony & Newport card Old Colony's include 1892 and 1888. Several minis for the Old Colony too.

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

A very early fixed globe from the Old Colony & Newport Railway. It is cut OC&NR in block lettering. Interesting that they used just a single "R", it is after all Railway and not Railroad. This line da

This group has 4 railroad passes that weere not issued: West jersey 1879, West Jersey 1871, Old Colony & Newport 1869, Blairstown 1877 (NYS&W) In addition there are 2 Express Company Franks: Wells Far

A group of seven early stock and bond certificates from New England Railroads: (1) Northern of New Hampshire - 4 shares 1848 (2) New Hampshire Central - 1 share 1852 (3) Old Colony & Newport - 3 share

An old tapered barrel switch bit key. The front is stamped L.V.R.R. in a nice arc. The reverse has "C1824" stamped in a straight line across the top. A nice looking key with age and not any real use.

3 brass switch keys related to the Pennsylvania Railroad: (1) PRR RD? / 327 - old (2) PRR / Adlake "S" GR? 296 (3) Panhandle / 2855 - nice lettering

Alexandria & Washington? This is clearly a very old key but the large lettering looks more like a shop stamp than a manufacturer marking. It has A&W RR in huge deep lettering and the reverse has "100"

An old tapered barrel key clearly marked C&E and then RR in almost a straight line. I believe this is from the Cleveland & Erie Railroad, a very old line that became the Lake Shore later in time. Seem

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 nice Post & Company lock made for the New York Lake Erie & Western Railroad. It has the "to get key out" dust cover. It has an "S" for switch. The dust cover spring is broken.. It has a nice old cha

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

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 very nice cast back lock made for the Old Colony division of the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad. No manufacturer's marking but I think Smith & Egge made this lock. The dust cover spring work