SWITCH KEYS WITH CANADIAN RAILROAD MARKINGS

The eight brass switch keys with stamped markings: D.S.C. for Dominion Steel Corp; CPR for the Canadian Pacific Railway; P.M. for the Pere Marquette Railway; Q.N.S.&L for the Quebec North Shore and La

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

Brass switch key with block letters CPR. Marked on back with single C and A&W Co Chicago Hexagon mark.

This is a set of four brass keys from Canadian railroads. The first is a hard-to-find Canadian Northern RR switch key. Stamped CNR on the front and S on the back. The second key is a Canadian National

This is a pair of Canadian National Railroad locks, made by Mitchell. Both come with chains, and the lot includes a brass CN switch key. Both key covers, cast with CNR, spring back properly and the lo

This is a pair of Canadian National Railroad locks, made by Mitchell. Both come with chains, and the lot includes a brass CN switch key. Both key covers, cast with CNR, spring back properly and the lo

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

A Handlan Buck made brass switch key made for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. Nice C&NW marking on the front. Reverse has a clear Handlan Buck hallmark. Some bend at the base of the barrel.

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 nice Slaymaker (but not marked by them with a busy back). It has LVRR stamped on the front and "A12182 S" on the reverse. The "LV" and "RR" markings are straight and not in an arc. Nice wear and col

A pair of Maine Central brass keys: (1) Bohannan car key - does not have the "C" marking but this dog-leg bit is definitely MEC (2) standard switch made by Slaymaker.

The Key Lock & Lantern diagrams show 3 different Alton bits. This is the one on page 180, C1, R3. The ARR marking on the front may throw some off thinking it's Alaska or some other "A" road. It's with

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 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

A tapered barrel brass key made by Nock with the distinctive oval top. Nice markings on the front and back with an SS marking that might be a double strike of a single S.

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.

Standard Switch lock and key both made by T. Slaight. This is the New York Lake Erie ^ Western Railroad before it became the Erie Railroad. Nice markings.

This is a set of four different Northern Pacific Railroad brass switch keys. The first is stamped N.P.R.R. on the front and has no reverse markings. The second key is stamped NPRR on the front and has

This is a pair Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad brass switch keys. The first is stamped D&RGW on the front and has no markings on the back. The second D.&R.G.W. on the front and ADLAKE on the ba

This lot consists of four Canadian Pacific brass switch keys. Three are of the same cut, and are cast with C.P.R. and S on the front, and the manufacturer, R.M. Co. on the reverse. The fourth key is c

This is a lot featuring three Canadian railroad switch locks and four brass keys. Two of the locks are from the Canadian Pacific Railroad, made by Mitchell. One has a brass body, steel clasp, and chai

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"

We had this same bit with a VCRR marking a few years ago. I am 99% sure it's Central Vermont Railroad and not Cumberland Valley. There si a faint hallmark on the reverse that I think is a J. L. Howard

St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad Wilson Bohannan Brass Switch Key Key is stamped ST J & LCRR on the front in serif font with the Wilson Bohannan markings and a serif S on the reverse. The key