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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.
40-hour week 1
"FG", Louisville, KY 1
"HX" Tower, Hackensack, NJ 1
AAR Signal Section 1
absolute permissive block signaling 1
Afton, OK 1
all-relay interlocking 5
Allerton, MO 1
Arcadia, OH 1
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 1
Atkinson, IL 1
Atlantic Coast Line 2
automatic block signaling 8
automatic block signals 2
automatic interlocking 1
| An Unusual Automatic Plant 4.5 MB |
automatic train control 2
automatic train stop 2
Baltimore & Ohio 1
| Varied Light Intensity 921.0 KB |
Battle Creek, MI 1
Bell Laboratories 1
| The Transistor 3.1 MB |
Benz, TX 1
Bethard, TX 1
Big Sandy Jct., KY 1
Blue Island, IL 1
Bonsack, VA 1
bridges 1
| Insulation of Rails 874.8 KB |
Broadway Tower, Kansas City, MO 1
Brooklyn, NY 1
Buffalo, NY 1
Bureau, IL 1
cab signaling 2
cab signals 1
Caldwell, KS 1
Caliente, CA 1
Canadian Pacific 1
| A Mile-Stone In Signaling 1.2 MB |
car retarders 1
| A Mile-Stone In Signaling 1.2 MB |
carrier control 1
centralized traffic control 12
Chattanooga Terminal 1
Chattanooga, TN 1
Chesapeake & Ohio 4
Chicago & Illinois Midland 1
| Insulation of Rails 874.8 KB |
Chicago South Shore & South Bend 1
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 1
Chicago, IL 1
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific 1
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 2
circuits 1
Claus, W. H. 1
Cleveland, OH 1
coded track circuits 4
color light signals 1
color specifications 1
communication trouble 1
| Communications Trouble 2.0 MB |
Corning Glass Works 1
Crestwood, NY 1
crossing indicators 1
| Crossing Protection 1.1 MB |
Dallas, TX 1
Denison, TX 1
Denver & Rio Grande Western 1
| An Unusual Automatic Plant 4.5 MB |
Dr. William Churchill 1
dragging equipment detectors 1
East New York, NY 1
East Tulsa, OK 1
El Reno, OK 1
electric lock switches 2
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern 1
| Loudspeakers on the "J" 7.9 MB |
Elkhorn City, KY 1
Erie 1
Euclid Avenue, New York, NY 1
flashing aspects 1
| Varied Light Intensity 921.0 KB |
flashing red aspect 1
flood detectors 1
Fox Lake, IL 1
Freiberger, A. A. 1
| A. A. Freiberger 827.1 KB |
Fulton Street extension, New York, NY 1
General Railway Signal 7
Gibson, IN 1
| A Mile-Stone In Signaling 1.2 MB |
grade time signals 1
Grand Rapids, MI 1
Grand Trunk Western 1
guides for success 1
| Yardsticks 2.0 MB |
H-5 searchlight signals 1
Hackensack, NJ 1
Herington, KS 1
highway crossings 5
holding signals 2
| Hold-Out Signals in CTC 1.0 MB |
| New Interlocking in Louisville 5.3 MB |
Illinois Central 3
| A Mile-Stone In Signaling 1.2 MB |
| A. A. Freiberger 827.1 KB |
| Controlled Overlaps for Single-Track APB Signaling 1.5 MB |
Indiana Harbor Belt 1
| A Mile-Stone In Signaling 1.2 MB |
insulated joints 1
| Insulation of Rails 874.8 KB |
interlocking 9
Interstate Commerce Commission 3
| Applications to ICC 1949-11 926.1 KB |
| ICC Issues Statistics 850.7 KB |
| Santa Fe Gets Some Relief from ICC Signaling Order 2.2 MB |
Jacksonville Terminal 1
Jacksonville, FL 1
Janesville, WI 1
Jersey City, NJ 1
Joliet, IL 2
Kansas City, MO 2
Kensington, IL 1
Kentucky & Indiana Terminal 1
laboratory 1
Lamar, MI 1
Lehi, Utah 1
| An Unusual Automatic Plant 4.5 MB |
Longview, TX 1
Louisville, KY 1
lunar white 2
manual block signaling 2
Markham Yard, IL 1
| A Mile-Stone In Signaling 1.2 MB |
Maryland & Pennsylvania 1
| Varied Light Intensity 921.0 KB |
Midvale, UT 1
| An Unusual Automatic Plant 4.5 MB |
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie 1
Missouri Pacific 2
Missouri-Kansas-Texas 1
Montreal, Quebec 1
| A Mile-Stone In Signaling 1.2 MB |
Montvale, VA 1
moose 1
| Communications Trouble 2.0 MB |
Morris, IL 1
motor car indicators 4
| 625 Miles of CTC in one Stretch 7.9 MB |
| New Automatic Block on the Katy 4.7 MB |
| Signaling Saves Time on Frisco 4.8 MB |
| Train Indicator for Motor Car 1.0 MB |
movable bridges 1
Muscatine, IA 1
New York Board of Transportation 1
New York Central 3
| Main Line Crossovers 2.4 MB |
| New York Central Installs Interlocking 3.3 MB |
| Raising Poles 1.9 MB |
New York, Chicago & St. Louis 1
New York, NY 1
Norfolk & Western 4
| Applications to ICC 1949-11 926.1 KB |
| Crossing Protection 1.1 MB |
| Either-Direction Running on Two Tracks on the Norfolk & Western 5.5 MB |
| Hold-Out Signals in CTC 1.0 MB |
NX interlocking 3
obituary 1
| A. H. Rudd obituary 947.2 KB |
Pennsylvania 2
| A. H. Rudd obituary 947.2 KB |
| Main Line Crossovers 2.4 MB |
Pere Marquette 2
| Hold-Out Signals in CTC 1.0 MB |
| Modern Signaling on a Division 6.6 MB |
personal 2
| A. A. Freiberger 827.1 KB |
| A. H. Rudd obituary 947.2 KB |
Pitkin Avenue Yard, New York, NY 1
plug-in relays 1
Polo, MO 1
Porter, IN 1
promotion 1
| A. A. Freiberger 827.1 KB |
Provo, UT 1
| An Unusual Automatic Plant 4.5 MB |
purple 1
radio 1
railroad radio 1
Railway Signal Association 1
return on investment 1
Rochester, NY 1
Rock Island, IL 1
rock slide fences 1
Rondout, IL 1
route interlocking 1
Rudd, A. H. 1
| A. H. Rudd obituary 947.2 KB |
Salt Lake City, UT 1
San Marcos, TX 1
Santa Fe Street, Kansas City, MO 1
searchlight signals 2
signal aspects 3
signal colors 1
signal glass 1
signal lenses 1
Silvis, IL 1
Soo Line 1
South Bend, IN 1
Southern 1
| Applications to ICC 1949-11 926.1 KB |
speed checker 1
| Yardsticks 947.2 KB |
Spencer, WI 1
spring switches 1
| ICC Issues Statistics 850.7 KB |
Spring Valley, IL 1
St. Joseph, MI 1
St. Louis-San Francisco 1
station time signals 1
switch machines 1
| Main Line Crossovers 2.4 MB |
tail track signals 1
telephone poles 1
| Raising Poles 1.9 MB |
Texas & Pacific 1
time element relays 1
Topeka, KS 1
track circuits 2
transistors 1
| The Transistor 3.1 MB |
Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO 1
Union 1
| Insulation of Rails 874.8 KB |
Union Pacific 3
| 625 Miles of CTC in one Stretch 7.9 MB |
| An Unusual Automatic Plant 4.5 MB |
| Applications to ICC 1949-11 926.1 KB |
Union Switch & Signal 1
Villamont, VA 1
Virginia Avenue, Louisville, KY 1
Wabash 2
Walworth, WI 1
Waukesha, WI 1
Wichita, KS 1
yard intercom 1
| Loudspeakers on the "J" 7.9 MB |