Old Colony Railroad Brass Switch Key by Bohannan

This large Bohannan key has a single ring and it is clearly stamped O.C.R.R in an arc across the top. It has "544" in a straight line at 6:00 on the front. The back has the standard W. Bohannan Brookl

An Old Colony Railroad brass switch key made by Bohannan. This key was stamped with Bohannan's block lettering die. It has the Bohannan hallmark on the reverse and a ringed barrel. The OC did have mul

A pair of brass keys made for the Old Colony Railroad. One has the nice Slaymaker Barry diamond hallmark on reverse. This is a hard to find early maker. The other has CAR for box car.

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

Four Michigan Central Railroad Brass Switch Keys - A&W, Fraim, Bohannan Four Michigan Central railroad brass keys. All with matched bits and stamped MCRR, one stamped M.C.R.R. all in block letters. Th

A nice Bohannan marked switch key made for the buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway. The front has the large Bohannan block lettering with BR&P. The reverse has the Bohannan Brooklyn hallmark with a

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

Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad Wilson Bohannan Brass Switch Key Key has a single ring on the barrel and is stamped DL & N RR in serif font. The reverse is marked Wilson Bohannan with a serif S

A very obscure line in Massachusetts was the Plymouth & Middleborough. They existed for just a year or two until the Old Colony absorbed them and the subsequent year, the New Haven bought out the Old

An odd Bohannan #119 model brass lock made of the Old Colony Railroad in Massachusetts. It is a car lock. It also has an Omega symbol stamped on the shackle. I don’t know what that's about.

A nice Raritan River Railroad key made by Wilson Bohannan with an "S" for switch and a serial number of 416 on the reverse. A nice New Jersey shortline.

A single ring barrel brass key with FRR stamped on the front and the Bohannan, Brooklyn hallmark on the reverse. This is an unusual bit for the Fitchburg and I don't know what predecessor it came from

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.

A nice Bohannan made key with "TJG stamped twice on the reverse. This is probably an employee's initials. The Central Iowa had a different bit in the KL&L diagrams. Very nice looking

Faint marking of FE&MV for Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri River Railroad on the front with an "S" and what is probably a Bohannan hallmark on the reverse. This was a narrow gauge line in it's earlier year

5 brass switch style keys made for the Boston & Maine Railroad. Makers include: Sherburne, Slaymaker, Adlake & Bohannan but not marked by them. There are over 20 different B&M key bits to collect. Cou

Boston and Maine Railroad Single Ring Wilson Bohannan Brass Switch Key Key is stamped B&M RR E L in serif font on the front of the hilt. The reverse is marked Wilson Bohannan 5088 S. The barrel is sin

This is a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad brass switch lock and key. Both were made by the Wilson Bohannan Company of Brooklyn, NY. The lock is clearly cast with C&NW RR, and has the WB hallmarks of

An earlier New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad key with their initials on the front and the Bohannan hallmark on the reverse. It has an "S" for switch. This earlier SusieQ stuff is harder to find.

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

This key is from the James River Valley and Northwestern Railroad. It was made by Bohannan and it has a low serial number of 71 and an "S" on the reverse. This key came from our C&NW/Iowa consignor. M

This group of keys has an old ring with 3 keys - one is a Bohannan switch key. The other hollow barrel switch key is the other Old Colony switch bit. The flat key is heavily worn. Next is a nice Bohan

A group of 3 brass switch keys: faint T&STL RR / Bohannan 559 - dent in barrel (2) C&EI RR / Adlake (3) T&I RR / 169 by E. J. Brooks - odd maker

3 brass switch keys related to the Pennsylvania Railroad: (1) PRR RD? / 327 - old (2) PRR / Adlake "S" GR? 296 (3) Panhandle / 2855 - nice lettering