This railroad switch key, shown with front and back views, was manufactured by Samuel Slaymaker at his factory on North Water Street in Lancaster around the turn of the 20th century. Soulis Auctions ...

Object Details user Michigan Central Railroad maker Peter Gray & Sons Description This large, kerosene-fueled switch lamp, ca. 1900s-1940s, was placed immediately adjacent to the manual operating ...

Editor’s Comment: The Chicago Terminal District is arguably the most complex in the U.S., in terms of train operations, and actually has had reciprocal switching in place for more than 100 years; the ...

The annexed engravings are views of an improved railroad switch, invented by James M. Dick, of Buffalo, . ., who has taken measures to secure a patent for the same.