A&W Railroad Tapered Barrel Switch Key

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

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"

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 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

This could be Norfolk & Western or Norwich & Worcester. It's from a New England collection that had other early keys so I am leaning on Norwich & Worcester. If you live in Virginia?.. Go with Norfolk

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

A Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Railroad brass switch key. It has the initials on one side and a serial number of 49 on the reverse in small lettering. This line existed from 1886-1893 when it becam

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

An outstanding Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad switch key with clear Romer hallmark on reverse. This key is a match to the lock in lot #7.

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 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.

A faintly marked, heavily worn T. Slaight tapered barrel switch key made for the Connecticut River Railroad. We've had this same bit a few times. Nice heavy use.

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 bui

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.

This Sherburne tapered barrel brass switch key was made for the St Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad in Vermont. The key has lots of wear, particularly to the tip but it is still easy to make out th

A tapered barrel brass switch key made for the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. It has an "S" for switch. The reverse is blank.

Tapered barrel brass switch key made by Romer in Newark, New Jersey for the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad. It also has a "J" where you might find an "S". A earlier key from a fine maker.

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

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.

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.

Brass switch key with serif letters marked B&SRRR with double ring tapered barrel. We also have another B&SR key in this auction so if you're interested in this take a look at the other as well. Marke

Brass switch key with serif letters marked B&SRRR and S with single ring tapered barrel. We also have another B&SR key in this auction so if you're interested in this take a look at the other as well.

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

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.