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Simply making interesting material available to those who share my interest in the railway signal systems of the past has been my sole objective in this long project.
79th Street, Chicago, IL 1
1917 1
| 1917 index 8.1 MB |
absolute permissive block signaling 1
| Block Signals on the Monon 675.3 KB |
acetylene lighting 2
| Flash Lights on the P&R 920.4 KB |
| Flash-Light crossing signal 906.0 KB |
AGA 2
| Flash Lights on the P&R 920.4 KB |
| Flash-Light crossing signal 906.0 KB |
alternating current track circuits 1
| Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 1
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago 1
| Wigwag signals on an Electric Line 239.2 KB |
automatic block signaling 1
| Block Signals on the Monon 675.3 KB |
Avery, ID 1
| Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
Baltimore & Ohio 1
Belt Railway of Chicago 1
Bloomington, IN 1
| Block Signals on the Monon 675.3 KB |
Chicago & Alton 1
Chicago & North Western 3
| New C&NW Bascule Bridge Interlocking 761.1 KB |
| New Interlocking Plant in Milwaukee 1.2 MB |
| The Use of Photography in Signaling 432.5 KB |
Chicago & Western Indiana 1
Chicago, IL 5
| Block Signals on the Monon 675.3 KB |
| New C&NW Bascule Bridge Interlocking 761.1 KB |
| New Plant in Chicago Terminal District 591.7 KB |
| Rock Island Signaling on the Chicago Terminal 1.2 MB |
| Wigwag signals on an Electric Line 239.2 KB |
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville 1
| Block Signals on the Monon 675.3 KB |
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 2
| Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
| New Interlocking Plant in Milwaukee 1.2 MB |
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 1
circuits 1
| Block Signals on the Monon 675.3 KB |
Clintonville, IL 1
| Wigwag signals on an Electric Line 239.2 KB |
color light signaling 1
| Flash-Light crossing signal 906.0 KB |
color light signals 1
| Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
Cortlandt St., New York, NY 1
Corwith, IL 1
crossings 2
| Flash Lights on the P&R 920.4 KB |
| Flash-Light crossing signal 906.0 KB |
Deer Lodge, MT 1
| Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
Deering, IL 1
| New C&NW Bascule Bridge Interlocking 761.1 KB |
electric interlocking 3
electrification 1
| Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
electro-pneumatic interlocking 1
Elgin, IL 1
| Wigwag signals on an Electric Line 239.2 KB |
flashing lights 1
| Flash Lights on the P&R 920.4 KB |
General Railway Signal 1
grade separation 1
Harlowton, MT 1
| Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
highway crossings 1
| Wigwag signals on an Electric Line 239.2 KB |
Illinois Central 1
Illinois Northern 1
index 1
| 1917 index 8.1 MB |
Interborough Rapid Transit 1
interlocking 5
| Maintenance of Mechanical Interlocking 595.4 KB |
| New C&NW Bascule Bridge Interlocking 761.1 KB |
| New Interlocking Plant in Milwaukee 1.2 MB |
| New Plant in Chicago Terminal District 591.7 KB |
| New York Elevated Signal Improvements 418.8 KB |
interlocking towers 3
mechanical interlocking 1
Milwaukee, WI 1
Monon 1
| Block Signals on the Monon 675.3 KB |
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 1
| Signal Protection for Washouts 264.6 KB |
New York Central 1
New York, NY 1
Ninth Avenue elevated, New York, NY 1
Orleans, IN 1
| Block Signals on the Monon 675.3 KB |
Othello, WA 1
| Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
Philadelphia & Reading 1
| Flash Lights on the P&R 920.4 KB |
Phinney, R. M. 2
photography 1
| The Use of Photography in Signaling 432.5 KB |
Porter, L. B. 1
| Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
Rector St., New York, NY 1
Richland, NJ 1
| Flash Lights on the P&R 920.4 KB |
semaphore signals 1
| Block Signals on the Monon 675.3 KB |
Stecher, C. G. 1
| The Use of Photography in Signaling 432.5 KB |
Three Forks, MT 1
| Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
Union Switch & Signal 2
| Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
| New York Elevated Signal Improvements 418.8 KB |
Washington Street, Milwaukee, WI 1
wigwag signals 1
| Wigwag signals on an Electric Line 239.2 KB |