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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.
1936 1
| 1936 index 4.0 MB |
"Abraham Lincoln" 1
"Royal Blue" 1
absolute permissive block signaling 2
accident 2
all-relay interlocking 1
Alleghany, VA 1
Alton 2
Amqui, TN 1
| Electric Lighting of Semaphores 867.6 KB |
annunciator 1
| Annunciator Circuits 2.6 MB |
approach lighting 1
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 6
| Demands for Modern Signaling 12.1 MB |
| Importance of Warning Whistle 6.8 MB |
| Maintainers' Blueprint Plans 4.2 MB |
| Motor Car Indicators 2.9 MB |
| Relay Shipment Container 2.0 MB |
| Testing New Interlocking 3.5 MB |
automatic block signaling 6
automatic interlocking 5
automatic train control 1
| Cab Signaling 7.8 MB |
automatic train stop 4
| Accident in Automatic Block Signal Territory 4.7 MB |
| Cab Signaling 7.8 MB |
| Demands for Modern Signaling 12.1 MB |
| Train Control on the B&O Diesel 2.6 MB |
Baltimore & Ohio 5
| Flood Damage to Signaling 5.0 MB |
| Railroads Clean Up After Flood Waters 33.3 MB |
| Slide Detector Fences 4.3 MB |
| Train Control on the B&O Diesel 2.6 MB |
| What Is the Capacity of a Single-Track Line? 2.0 MB |
Belt Line Jct., Detroit, MI 1
Big Elk, DE 1
Boston & Albany 2
| Flood Damage to Signaling 5.0 MB |
| Railroads Clean Up After Flood Waters 33.3 MB |
Boston & Maine 3
cab signaling 4
| Bad Collisions on Best Railroads 2.5 MB |
| Cab Signaling 7.8 MB |
| Demands for Modern Signaling 12.1 MB |
| Importance of Warning Whistle 6.8 MB |
Canadian Pacific 4
capacity 1
centralized traffic control 7
Chesapeake & Ohio 5
Chicago & North Western 7
Chicago Great Western 1
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 3
| Demands for Modern Signaling 12.1 MB |
| Double-Caution Signaling 3.4 MB |
| Signals Installed at 26 Crossings in Dubuque, IA 13.8 MB |
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific 4
| Demands for Modern Signaling 12.1 MB |
| Signals Installed at 26 Crossings in Dubuque, IA 13.8 MB |
| Speed at Automatic Plants 4.9 MB |
| Testing Automatic Interlockings 3.5 MB |
Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf 1
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 3
coded track circuits 3
color light signals 3
| Alining Signals on Curves 3.7 MB |
| Back Locks on Approach Signals 1.4 MB |
| Lights Interfere With View of Signals 2.3 MB |
Croton, NY 1
Dallas Union Terminal 1
Dallas, TX 1
Davis, DE 1
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 5
Detroit Belt 1
Detroit, MI 1
DN-22L relay 1
| Light-out Relay for AC or DC 2.3 MB |
DN-22P power transfer relay 1
Dubuque, IA 1
East Bridge Jct., LA 1
Edgington, KY 1
| C&O Remote Control 12.8 MB |
Edinburgh, Scotland 1
electric interlocking 3
electric lighting 1
electro-hydraulic gates 1
electro-pneumatic interlocking 1
Elmira, NY 1
entry-exit interlocking 1
| NX Electric Interlocking 3.8 MB |
Erie 3
flashing light signals 2
flooding 3
forced-drop lever locks 1
| Lost Motion in Locking 3.0 MB |
Ft. Worth & Denver City 1
General Railway Signal 11
Great Northern 1
| Slide Detector Fences 4.3 MB |
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe 1
H-2 searchlight signals 1
Hall Switch & Signal 1
Henderson, KY 1
| Electric Lighting of Semaphores 867.6 KB |
high-speed trains 1
| Demands for Modern Signaling 12.1 MB |
highway crossings 13
Illinois 1
Illinois Central 4
Illinois Commerce Commission 2
index 1
| 1936 index 4.0 MB |
interlocking 20
Interstate Commerce Commission 3
| Accident in Automatic Block Signal Territory 4.7 MB |
| Cab Signaling 7.8 MB |
| Importance of Warning Whistle 6.8 MB |
Jerry's Run, VA 1
Johnson Compensator 1
Johnson Signal 1
Kalamazoo, MI 1
Leavittsburg, OH 1
Lehigh Valley 2
| Flood Damage to Signaling 5.0 MB |
| Railroads Clean Up After Flood Waters 33.3 MB |
lenses 1
| Alining Signals on Curves 3.7 MB |
lift bridge 1
Limeville, KY 1
| C&O Remote Control 12.8 MB |
Lockport, IL 1
London, England 1
Los Angeles, CA 1
Louisiana & Arkansas 1
Louisville & Nashville 2
Mantua, OH 1
mechanical interlocking 1
| Lost Motion in Locking 3.0 MB |
mechanical locking 1
Michigan Central 4
Mississippi River bridge, New Orleans, LA 1
Missouri Pacific 7
Missouri-Kansas-Texas 2
Model 2 electric interlocking 1
Model 2A semaphore 1
Model 5 electric interlocking 1
Montreal, Quebec 1
motor car indicators 2
National Recovery Administration Act 1
New Orleans Public Belt 1
New Orleans, LA 1
New York 1
New York Central 9
New York Rapid Transit 1
New York, New Haven & Hartford 3
New York, NY 1
New York, Ontario & Western 1
Newark, NJ 1
Norfolk & Western 4
North East, MD 1
Northern Pacific 1
| Slide Detector Fences 4.3 MB |
NX interlocking 1
| NX Electric Interlocking 3.8 MB |
obituary 1
Outremont, Quebec 1
Pennsylvania 13
| Bad Collisions on Best Railroads 2.5 MB |
| Cab Signaling 7.8 MB |
| Double-Caution Signaling 3.4 MB |
| Flood Damage to Signaling 5.0 MB |
| Interlocking and Remote Control on Erie 18.9 MB |
| Lost Motion in Locking 3.0 MB |
| New Electro-Pneumatic Plant On Pennsylvania at Newark 23.9 MB |
| Railroads Clean Up After Flood Waters 33.3 MB |
| Remote Control on the Pennsylvania 14.5 MB |
| Slide Detector Fences 4.3 MB |
| Slide Detector Signals 12.9 MB |
| Testing New Interlocking 3.5 MB |
| What Is the Capacity of a Single-Track Line? 2.0 MB |
personal 1
phantom indications 1
| Phantom Indications 1.8 MB |
Philadelphia & Reading 1
Philadelphia Rapid Transit 1
| Accuracy of Timing Relays 2.2 MB |
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 2
| Flood Damage to Signaling 5.0 MB |
| Railroads Clean Up After Flood Waters 33.3 MB |
Pneumatic Signal 1
polarized track circuits 1
position light signals 2
power switches 1
Reading 3
relay 2
relays 2
| Flashing Light Signal Failures 2.6 MB |
| Relay Shipment Container 2.0 MB |
remote control 4
| C&O Remote Control 12.8 MB |
| Demands for Modern Signaling 12.1 MB |
| Interlocking and Remote Control on Erie 18.9 MB |
| Remote Control on the Pennsylvania 14.5 MB |
Roanoke, VA 1
rock slide fences 1
| Slide Detector Signals 12.9 MB |
route interlocking 1
| NX Electric Interlocking 3.8 MB |
Rudd, A. H. 1
| Cab Signaling 7.8 MB |
Saxby & Farmer 1
searchlight signals 1
semaphore signals 5
Shamokin, PA 1
signal aspects 1
| Double-Caution Signaling 3.4 MB |
signal blueprints 1
| Maintainers' Blueprint Plans 4.2 MB |
signal indications 2
| Demands for Modern Signaling 12.1 MB |
| Double-Caution Signaling 3.4 MB |
single-track line 1
slide detector fences 1
| Slide Detector Fences 4.3 MB |
Southern 2
| Alining Signals on Curves 3.7 MB |
| Slide Detector Fences 4.3 MB |
Southern Pacific 6
Southport, LA 1
speed limits 1
spring switches 1
| Demands for Modern Signaling 12.1 MB |
St. Louis Southwestern 1
St. Louis-San Francisco 1
Standard Signal 1
stations 1
| Annunciator Circuits 2.6 MB |
Stiles, T. George 1
streamlined passenger trains 1
| Demands for Modern Signaling 12.1 MB |
Syracuse Jct., NY 1
Syracuse, NY 2
T. George Stiles 1
Taylor Signal 1
telephone train order signals 1
testing 3
| Testing Automatic Interlockings 3.5 MB |
| Testing New Interlocking 1.7 MB |
| Testing New Interlocking 3.5 MB |
Texas & New Orleans 3
Texas & Pacific 3
time element relays 1
| Accuracy of Timing Relays 2.2 MB |
Topeka, KS 1
traffic signals 1
triple underpass, Dallas, TX 1
Tuckahoe, WV 1
Union Pacific 2
Union Switch & Signal 9
Wabash 2
Walton, VA 1
Waterloo Station, London, England 1
Waukegan, IL 1
Waverly Station, Edinburgh, Scotland 1
Wayne Jct., MI 1
West Bridge Jct., LA 1
Western Maryland 2
| Flood Damage to Signaling 5.0 MB |
| Railroads Clean Up After Flood Waters 33.3 MB |