Old Colony Railroad Brass Switch Key

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 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.

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 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

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

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

An odd Bohannan #119 model brass lock made of the Old Colony Railroad in Massachusetts. It is a car lock. It also has an Omega symbol stamped on the shackle. I don’t know what that's about.

A nice Raritan River Railroad key made by Wilson Bohannan with an "S" for switch and a serial number of 416 on the reverse. A nice New Jersey shortline.

A Rutland switch key made by Adlake with RUTLAND RR spelled out. The reverse has the "S" for switch and a serial number of 7728 that is inverted.

A single ring barrel brass key with FRR stamped on the front and the Bohannan, Brooklyn hallmark on the reverse. This is an unusual bit for the Fitchburg and I don't know what predecessor it came from

Pair of keys for the Vandalia Railroad. The first key has VANDALIA spelled out in serif font stamped on the front with 895 S stamped on the reverse. The key has a larger hilt and has some light pocket

A standard "dog-leg" bit for the Boston & Lowell Railroad. Fine markings with B&L RR stamped on the front and "S" with the Bohannan hallmark on the reverse. A nice single ring on the barrel.

A nice Bohannan made key with "TJG stamped twice on the reverse. This is probably an employee's initials. The Central Iowa had a different bit in the KL&L diagrams. Very nice looking

This is the bit described as Central Vermont in the Key Lock & Lantern diagrams. There is no Cumberland Valley in the diagrams so this may be a key with more to it than meets the eye. It's a great sin

Group of Three Wabash Railroad Brass Switch Keys - Slaymaker and Adlake Three Wabash railroad keys. First key stamped WRR in serif font on the front, Slaymaker mark on the reverse with 9228 and S. Sla

5 brass switch style keys made for the Boston & Maine Railroad. Makers include: Sherburne, Slaymaker, Adlake & Bohannan but not marked by them. There are over 20 different B&M key bits to collect. Cou

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad brass switch key. Tapered barrel and double ringed, however the rings have worn away from pocket wear in spots. The hilt is stamped L S & M S RR in serif font o

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.

Chicago Saint Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad switch key. It has an "S" and Adams & Westlake hex logo on the reverse.

An older key with heavy wear has B D RR on the front in very worn lettering. Nothing to see on the reverse but a faint serial number of 132. This is the Belvedere & Delaware Railroad in New Jersey. Th

This is a standard style Adlake key and it has "ERIE" spelled out in block lettering. It has the ADLAKE logo on the other side. It does not have an "S" but this is the Erie switch bit. Moderate use.

Pair of Peoria and Pekin Union Railroad Brass Switch Keys The first key is stamped P. & P. U. RR with oval A&W makers mark on the reverse of the hilt along with 1680 and S in serif font. Key exhibits

A pair of Lehigh & Hudson River brass switch keys. Both marked Adlake but one looks more like a Slaymaker or Fraim.