Boston & Albany Steel Switch Key

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

A double ringed steel switch key made for the Boston & Albany Railroad. It has faint markings that did not photograph well but it's better in person. It has a slight taper and if there is a maker's ha

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

3 switch keys related to the New York Central Railroad: (1) NYCL = New York Central Lines made by Adlake (2) NYCRR with nice oval Adams & Westlake hallmark on the reverse (3) steel Boston & Albany wit

Bohannan made this steel switch key for the Boston Concord & Montreal Railroad. It has the railroad initials on one side and the Bohannan hallmark and an "S" on the reverse. Standard bit coming down a

A group of 4 older switch keys that has: (1) CRR "S" T. Slaight with tapered barrel - probably Concord, lots of others though (2) B&A RR "S" ring barrel Bohannan is Boston & Albany (3) B&L RR "S" is B

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

This is a lot of four mixed brass railroad switch keys. The first is a Boston and Albany Railroad key, stamped B & A on the front, and numbered 6081 on the back. The second is from the Chesapeake and

A nice older Ritchie & Son lock. The Ritchie hallmark on the shackle seems unusual to me. It has a number of 9594. The key is an older steel Ritchie & Son with B&A and then the smaller straight line R

From the desireable New York electric line a switch key that is stamped NYW&B RR on the front and a "J" stamped on the reverse. It has nice color but shows little if any use.

A steel switch key made by Bohannan in Brooklyn for the Housatonic Railroad in Connecticut (Mass too). Nice markings with an "S" on the reverse with the Bohannan hallmark. A husky barrel with single r

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.

A New York Ontario & Western Railway steel switch key. The reverse has "334" and no maker's hallmark. Phil Simms collection.

This key has "GTR" stamped in fancy lettering in an arc on the front. It's an unusual bit. The reverse it blank. It shows little if any use and no pocket wear.

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

Steel switch key with block letters NYNH&HRR for the New York New Haven & Hartford. Marked on back with T7645.

This set of six keys features five caboose/coach keys and one switch key. The caboose/coach keys are from the Canadian Pacific Railroad, Canadian National Railroad, and Illinois Central Railroad, as w

3 older keys: (1) Lehigh Valley coach key #1886 made by S&M Mfg. in Philadelphia (2) steel LVRR Switch key with tapered barrel #C2706 (looks like a Nock) (3) Pennsylvania Railroad "31" brass coach

A steel switch style key made for the Wells Fargo Company, marked WF&Co with Climax maker's mark on reverse. Some light surface rust.

Keline Santa Fe Railway Steel Switch Lock W/ Key Lock stamped ATSF RY S on the lock body with Keline embossed into the key cover. Key is an Adlake marked key with AT&SF RY S stamped on the hilt. Lock

This is a group of 8 keys made for the Boston & Maine Railroad: it includes 2 Eastern Division "C"ar keys but only one is B&M marked, A couple of nice Bohannans one with a ring barrel. A couple of int

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.

This may look like just another Boston & Maine common switch key but it's not. Note the bit is a "9" unlike the reverse "9" used on the Eastern Division. This is a Western Division key. The Western Di

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.