New Haven & Derby Railroad Switch Key

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

This key is just stamped T&NO on the front. It has Adlake in an arc on the reverse. It has moderate pocket wear and a little use wear. This is a Southern Pacific affliated line.

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

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

I think this is a Bohannan manufactured key. It has a ringed barrel and it definitely has the larger fancy Bohannan lettering on the front. The NLN RR initials are with an "S" for switch. The NLN is a

a group of 5 keys from the New York Central Railroad. Slightly different markings from Adams & Westlake and Adlake. The 5th key has an unusual bit.

A New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad brass, tapered barrel switch key made by Romer in Newark, New Jersey. Bold marking of NYNH&H RR with an "S"witch at 6:00. The reverse has the Romer hallmark. T

An early name form from the Erie Railroad The key is a Bohannan with the larger fancy lettering. It has a single ring. It has NYLE&W RR stamped on the front and the Bohannan hallmark with an "S" on th

A nice earlier tapered barrel key made by Thomas Slaight in Newark. It ahs the nice ornate NYLE&WRR lettering on the front and the Slaight hallmark on the revers. The tip of the barrel is really worn,

Three New York Central keys all stamped N.Y.C. RR on the front of the hilt. The reverse of the keys are all stamped with A&W makers marks, all three stamped with serif S, and two have serial numbers 3

An earlier New York Lake Erie & Western Railroad switch key. Made by Thomas Slaight in Newark, New Jersey. Nice tapered barrel with the standard Erie switch bit. Dark color.

A New York Ontario & Western Railroad brass switch key. Made by Climax but not marked by them. It has a double ring barrel. One side has NYO&W RR stamped with 6257 stamped on the reverse. The tip has

A pair of New York Lake Erie & Western Railroad switch keys. One heavily worn with a split bit. The other is a great Bohannan example with a nice "S" on the reverse.

An older switch key made for the Central Railroad of New Jersey by Bohannan. It has a single barrel ring and serial number of 6765. The Bohannan hallmark is either heavily worn or was never stamped.

This is a lot of five New York Chicago and St Louis Railroad brass switch keys. The first is stamped NYC&STLRR on the front, while it has an S on the reverse and the A&W CO CHICAGO hallmark on the bac

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 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

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

A very nice switch lock made by Smith & Egge for the New Haven Railroad with their script logo covering the back. There is a shop stamp on the shackle that might be "C B C O". When I saw the attached

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

Made by J. W. Climax in Newark, NJ. The Morris & Essex was built to service those two New Jersey counties. It is very nice looking and I wonder about the age.

A New York railroad that ended up in the New York Central. Key was made by Bohannan and has a "S"witch designation.

3 brass switch keys: (1) New York Ontario & Western Railroad, made by Adlake with 13686 stamped on the reverse (2) Delaware & Hudson with Fraim stamped on the back (3) New Haven steel key with D398 on