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Portland Saco & Portsmouth Railroad Switch Key

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Bridgton & Saco River Railroad Switch Key: A nice key with a ringed barrel. Made for eh Bridgton & Saco River Railroad in Maine. This was a 2 foot gauge line with a Maine Central connection at Bridgton Junction. It's a switch key with the "S"

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Portland Saco & Portsmouth Railroad Switch Key

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Very nice Sherburne tapered barrel brass switch key made for the Portland Saco & Portsmouth Railroad. This was an efficient tangent line from South Berwick to Portland in Maine. The Boston & Maine built a competing line in 1873 that is now is use. The PS&P was absorbed into the Eastern Railroad in 1871. This key also has the "S"witch designation.