C&NW RR Tapered Barrel Key with GD

A large Chicago & Northwestern Railroad switch key with "GD" for Galena Division. The reverse is blank.

A Chicago and Northwestern "C"ar key made by Bohannan. It has a fine tapered barrel with "G D" for Galena Division on the front and the Bohannan hallmark and "C" on the reverse. I call this the big sh

This is an uber-rare brass key from the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad. This is a storehouse key. It is stamped SH 3 on the back. The front is stamped F&CC RR. Tapered barrel key in fine condition

My Ohio based consignor believes this is Ohio Southern which operated from 1881-1898. It went into the Detroit Toledo & Ironton. Original trackage was Ironton to Lima. Fine tapered barrel. The dies ar

A nice dark Romer brass, tapered barrel, switch key. Clearly stamped DL&W RR S (Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad "S"witch. Romer & Company hallmark on the reverse.Nice.

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 trio of three different keys from the Chicago and Alton Railroad from the era of 1890 to 1940. The first is a tapered barrel key stamped C&ARR and S on the front, with no backside markings.

Wichita & Western Railroad tapered barrel switch key. This is a Santa Fe predecessor. This key is from our C&NW consignor. I doubt it's Wilmington & Weldon. I think the Wichita & Western existed from

A brass tapered barrel switch key stamped P&O RR for the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad. Thsi became the Crawford Notch "Mountain Division" of the Maine Central Railroad and provided western access th

Brass key stamped with CHI & ATL RR S in serif font on the front of the hilt. Unmarked on the reverse. Some mild pocket wear which does just touch on the top of a few of the letters. Barrel shows a ve

A very nice, large Chicago & North Western Railroad brass switch key. It also has "GD" for Galena Division. The reverse is blank. A nice key showing little to no use.

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

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"

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

Pair of Mobile and Ohio Railroad Keys- Switch & Station Pair of keys, The first is a tapered barrel with M&O RR S stamped in serif font on the front, and 53 on the reverse. The second is a double ring

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

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.

I don't ever remember seeing a Bohannan with a split hallmark. When I first saw this I thought it was a Nock. This split Bohannan hallmark is a first for me. It's nice and early with a tapered barrel

A brass key made for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. This key has "W D" stamped at 6:00. I am assuming this is Western Division". It has a slightly tapered barrel and it has an unusual bit.

A fine key made by Romer in Newark with a tapered barrel It has fancy DL&W RR stamped on the front and the Romer hallmark on the reverse. You don;t see a Romer Lackawanna key every day.

This is a pair of Bessemer and Lake Erie brass keys. The first is stamped straight across the top with B&LERR. It has a slightly tapered barrel, and is numbered 8519 on the back. The second key is sta

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

3 brass railroad keys: (1) small B&ORR with nice tapered barrel and looks like a modified switch bit - displays great (2) L&N RR is Louisville & Nashville with nothing on reverse (3) Florida East Coas

3 switch keys related to the Erie Railroad: (1) NYLE&W RR/ Bohannan "S" (single ring) (2) A&GWR? - tapered barrel note bend Erie predecessor - Atlantic & Great Western (3) ERIE / Fraim keystone hallma