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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.
1951 1
| 1951 index 4.8 MB |
"S" markers 2
"TRAIN" indicators 1
| Approach Train Indicators 402.6 KB |
's Hertogenbosch 1
| New Interlocking in Holland 1.0 MB |
Alexandria, VA 1
all-relay interlocking 6
Alliance, NE 2
Amqui, TN 1
aspects and indications 4
| New Interlocking in Holland 1.0 MB |
| P&LE Rebuilds Interlocking 957.2 KB |
| Signal Modernization Program on the RF&P 1.0 MB |
| Single-Track With CTC Handles 40 Trains Daily 530.8 KB |
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 2
| Approach Train Indicators 402.6 KB |
| More Signal Construction in 1950 1.0 MB |
Atlantic Coast Line 1
Attica, NY 1
Auburn, IA 1
| Automatic Block for Few Fast Trains 286.5 KB |
Aurora, IL 1
automatic block signaling 9
automatic interlocking 1
automatic train control 2
| More Signal Construction in 1950 1.0 MB |
| Pennsylvania Exhibits Speed Control 512.5 KB |
automatic train stop 1
Baltimore & Ohio 12
Bluefield, WV 1
Bluestone, WV 1
Bombay, Baroda & Central India 1
Bombay, India 1
Boston & Maine 4
Browns, IA 1
Buffalo, NH 1
Buffalo, NY 3
cab signaling 3
| Cab signal system 455.8 KB |
| More Signal Construction in 1950 1.0 MB |
| Pennsylvania Exhibits Speed Control 512.5 KB |
call-on signals 2
| Modern Interlocking on the Norfolk & Western 710.2 KB |
| P&LE Rebuilds Interlocking 957.2 KB |
Canadian National 1
Canadian Pacific 1
carrier control 2
Carroll, IA 1
Central of New Jersey 1
centralized traffic control 16
Chattanooga, TN 1
| Double Track to Single With CTC 197.9 KB |
Chesapeake & Ohio 2
Cheyenne, WY 1
Chicago & Eastern Illinois 1
Chicago & North Western 1
Chicago Great Western 1
Chicago South Shore & South Bend 1
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 4
Chicago, IL 1
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific 3
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 2
| Automatic Block for Few Fast Trains 286.5 KB |
| What's the Answer? Stop Signals in CTC 274.3 KB |
Cincinnati, OH 1
| B&O Installs Modern Interlocking 871.3 KB |
coded track circuits 6
color light signaling 1
color light signals 1
color position light signals 3
Concord, MA 1
Concord, NH 1
| Double Track to Single With CTC 197.9 KB |
Connellsville, PA 1
Corning Glass Center 1
| Glass Library and Museum 319.8 KB |
Corning Glass Works 1
| Glass Library and Museum 319.8 KB |
Corning, NY 1
| Glass Library and Museum 319.8 KB |
Cortland, NY 1
crossing recorders 1
crossing watchmen 1
Dayton Union 1
Dayton, OH 1
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 1
Delmar, IA 1
Den Bosch 1
| New Interlocking in Holland 1.0 MB |
desk lever interlocking 1
Dove, IA 1
dwarf signals 1
East Chicago, IN 1
East Newark Jct., NJ 1
| Pennsylvania Exhibits Speed Control 512.5 KB |
electric interlocking 2
electric switch locks 2
electrification 1
electro-pneumatic switches 1
Erie 3
false proceed failures 1
| ICC Bureau of Safety Report 740.4 KB |
false restrictive failures 1
| ICC Bureau of Safety Report 740.4 KB |
flashing light signals 1
Ft. Plain, NY 1
Gays, IL 1
General Railway Signal 16
Glass Library and Museum 1
| Glass Library and Museum 319.8 KB |
Grafton, WV 1
Grand Island, NE 1
Green Island, IA 2
Griswold Signal 1
Hagerstown, MD 1
Hammond, IN 1
hand-throw crossivers 1
Harrison, NJ 1
| Pennsylvania Exhibits Speed Control 512.5 KB |
Henderson, KY 1
high-speed turnouts 1
highway crossings 11
hold-out signal 1
hold-out signals 1
Illinois Central 2
index 1
| 1951 index 4.8 MB |
Indianapolis, IN 1
interlocking 13
Interstate Commerce Commission 1
| ICC Bureau of Safety Report 740.4 KB |
Ivorydale Jct., OH 1
| B&O Installs Modern Interlocking 871.3 KB |
junction indicators 1
Kansas City Southern 2
Kansas City Terminal 1
Kansas City, MO 2
Karl, Mattoon, IL 1
Knoxville, TN 1
La Porte, IA 1
| Automatic Block for Few Fast Trains 286.5 KB |
Lost Nation, IA 1
Louisville & Nashville 1
Maine Central 1
Maine Public Utility Commission 1
Manchester, NH 1
Manly, IA 1
| Automatic Block for Few Fast Trains 286.5 KB |
Marion, IA 2
Markham, IL 1
Martelle, IA 1
Mattoon, IL 1
McKees Rocks, PA 1
| P&LE Rebuilds Interlocking 957.2 KB |
McKeesport, PA 1
| P&LE Rebuilds Interlocking 957.2 KB |
mechanical interlocking 4
Moberly, MO 1
Montreal, Quebec 1
motor car indicators 1
motor car protection 1
Moulton, IL 1
Mount Pleasant, IA 1
movable bridge 1
Mumbai, India 1
Nashua, NH 2
Netherlands 1
| New Interlocking in Holland 1.0 MB |
New Castle, PA 1
| P&LE Rebuilds Interlocking 957.2 KB |
New Delhi, India 1
New York Central 5
New York, Chicago & St. Louis 1
Newark, NJ 1
| Pennsylvania Exhibits Speed Control 512.5 KB |
Nickel Plate 1
Norfolk & Western 3
North Dayton, OH 1
North Platte, NE 1
Olin, IA 1
Omaha, NE 1
Oskaloosa, MO 1
Oxford Jct., IA 1
Pana, IL 1
Paralta, IA 1
Parkersburg, WV 1
Pennsylvania 7
Pittsburg, KS 1
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1
| P&LE Rebuilds Interlocking 957.2 KB |
Pittsburgh & West Virginia 1
Pittsburgh Jct., OH 1
Pittsburgh, PA 1
| P&LE Rebuilds Interlocking 957.2 KB |
plug-in relays 2
Portage, NY 2
| Double Track to Single With CTC 197.9 KB |
| More Signal Construction in 1950 1.0 MB |
Porter, L. B. 1
Portland Terminal 1
Portland, ME 1
Portland, OR 1
position light signals 1
| P&LE Rebuilds Interlocking 957.2 KB |
Potomac Yard, Alexandria, VA 1
power switch machines 1
power switches 2
Powhatan, WV 1
Prescott, WI 1
Pueblo, CO 1
Ravenna, NE 1
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac 1
Richmond, VA 1
River Jct., NY 1
Roanoke, VA 1
rock slide detectors 1
Rook, PA 1
route interlocking 3
Rushville, IN 1
Saxby & Farmer 1
| Pennsylvania Exhibits Speed Control 512.5 KB |
Schwendt, B. J. 1
Seaboard Air Line 1
searchlight signals 5
semaphore signals 3
semi-automatic interlocking 1
signal construction 1
Somerville, MA 1
| Glass Library and Museum 319.8 KB |
Southern 3
| Double Track to Single With CTC 197.9 KB |
| Modern Interlocking on the Norfolk & Western 710.2 KB |
| More Signal Construction in 1950 1.0 MB |
speed selection 1
spring switches 5
Springfield, MO 1
St. Louis, MO 1
St. Louis-San Francisco 1
station overlaps 1
Ste. Rosalie, Quebec 1
stop indication 1
take-siding indicator 1
The Dalles, OR 1
Tower A, Omaha, NE 1
Tower Hill, IL 1
track circuits 1
traffic direction indication 1
| Traffic Direction Indication 152.0 KB |
train listener 1
tunnel fans 1
Union Pacific 3
Union Switch & Signal 13
Ustick, MO 1
Vincennes, IN 1
Vinton, IA 1
| Automatic Block for Few Fast Trains 286.5 KB |
Wabash 1
Washington, DC 1
wayside signaling 1
| Pennsylvania Exhibits Speed Control 512.5 KB |