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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.
1927 1
1958 1
1958 index
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"BD" interlocking, Binghamton, NY 1
"FS" interlocking, Elmira, NY 1
"S" markers 1
"VO" interlocking, Elmira, NY 1
absolute permissive block signaling 3
accidents 1
Albany, NY 1
Alexandria, VA 2
all-relay interlocking 10
alternating current track circuits 1
approach lighting 2
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What's the answer? Approach lighting
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What's the answer? Approach lighting
237.1 KB
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approach locking 1
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What's the answer? CTC locking
269.2 KB
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aspects and indications 3
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CN consolidates interlockings
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How to adapt CTC to your traffic
748.3 KB
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Subway consolidates interlockings
2.2 MB
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Association of American Railroads 1
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Split-channel radio
649.4 KB
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 3
audio frequency overlay 1
audio frequency track circuits 1
Aurora, IL 1
automated rail 1
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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automatic block signaling 6
automatic classification yards 2
automatic interlocking 5
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B&M goes underground
725.7 KB
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Programmed interlocking control
337.6 KB
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Signaling ... manual to automatic
2.0 MB
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Subway consolidates interlockings
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What’s the answer? Interlocking check
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automatic program control 1
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Programmed interlocking control
337.6 KB
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automatic railcar identification 1
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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automatic retarder yard 2
automatic retarder yards 1
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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automatic switching 2
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Central opens Young Yard
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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automatic train identification 2
automatic train stop 3
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DL&W-Erie joint operation is ready to go
643.6 KB
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News briefs. 1958-01
1.8 MB
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Subway consolidates interlockings
2.2 MB
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automation 1
Ayer, MA 1
Baltimore & Ohio 1
Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal 2
Bayview, Ontario 1
BCD Jct., AR 1
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MP consolidates CTC machines
797.2 KB
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Beach Jct., Manitoba 1
Belt Railway of Chicago 1
Benton, AR 1
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MP consolidates CTC machines
797.2 KB
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Berwick, OH 1
Big Flats, NY 1
Binghamton, NY 1
block signal applications 1
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Signal Inspection Act
214.8 KB
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Blue Island, IL 1
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Central opens Young Yard
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Boonton, NJ 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
1.8 MB
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Boston & Maine 4
BRC Western Ave. interlocking, Chicago, IL 1
broken wheel detectors 1
Buffalo, NY 1
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Signaling to cut expenses in '58
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cab signaling 2
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Central opens Young Yard
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
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Calgary, Alberta 1
call-on signals 3
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CN consolidates interlockings
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CP consolidates interlockings
2.0 MB
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Subway consolidates interlockings
2.2 MB
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Camden Town, England 1
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Programmed interlocking control
337.6 KB
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Campville, NY 1
Canadian National 4
Canadian Pacific 3
carrier communication 1
carrier control 1
Carroll, IA 1
centralized traffic control 22
Chesapeake & Ohio 5
Chicago & North Western 4
Chicago Transit Authority 2
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 4
Chicago, IL 5
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific 3
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 4
Cicero, IL 1
circuit plans 3
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Santa Fe tests AF track circuits
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What's the answer? Crossing circuits
254.4 KB
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What's the answer? Long dead sections
571.9 KB
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classification yard 2
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Central opens Young Yard
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News briefs. 1958-01
1.8 MB
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Clearing Yard, Chicago, IL 1
Cleveland, OH 1
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Signaling to cut expenses in '58
411.4 KB
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Clinchfield 2
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News briefs. 1958-01
1.8 MB
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What's the answer? CTC locking
269.2 KB
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Clinton, IA 1
Cloud, A. D. 1
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Six editors in 50 years
253.5 KB
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code control 3
code line 1
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MP consolidates CTC machines
797.2 KB
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coded control 1
coded track circuits 5
color light signals 4
color position light signals 1
compact control center 1
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Product news: Compact control center
231.1 KB
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compact CTC machines 1
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Signaling to cut expenses in '58
411.4 KB
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consolidated dispatching 2
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MP consolidates CTC machines
797.2 KB
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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Corbin, KY 1
Corning, NY 1
Cotley Jct., MA 1
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Remote control saves money
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Council Bluffs, IA 1
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CTC Handles 15 More Trains
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crossing indicators 1
crossing watchmen 1
Crystal Lake, IL 1
De Kalb, IL 1
dead sections 1
Delaware & Hudson 1
Delaware Water Gap, PA 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 2
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DL&W-Erie joint operation is ready to go
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News briefs. 1958-01
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Delphi, IN 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
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Denver & Rio Grande Western 2
Des Plaines, IL 1
desk lever interlocking 1
Detroit, MI 1
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Central opens Young Yard
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dragging equipment detectors 2
Dunn, John H. 3
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Foreword
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
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Six editors in 50 years
253.5 KB
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Durand, MI 1
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One track does work of two
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earthquake detectors 2
East Flint, MI 1
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One track does work of two
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East St. Louis, IL 1
East Water Street interlocking, Elmira, NY 1
economics 1
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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El Dorado, AR 1
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MP consolidates CTC machines
797.2 KB
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electric interlocking 1
electric lock switches 2
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DL&W-Erie joint operation is ready to go
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One track does work of two
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electro-mechanical interlocking 1
electro-pneumatic interlocking 1
electronic track circuits 1
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern 2
Elkhart, IN 3
Elmira, NY 1
Endicott, NY 1
England 2
Englewood Yard, Chicago, IL 1
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Central opens Young Yard
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entry-exit interlocking 1
Erie 4
Euston Jct., England 1
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Programmed interlocking control
337.6 KB
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false proceed failures 1
false restrictive failures 1
Federal Communications Commission 1
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Split-channel radio
649.4 KB
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Fifth Street interlocking, Elmira, NY 1
Flint, MI 1
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C&O Has Good Ideas in CTC
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flood detectors 1
Fonda, NY 1
Foremost, GA 1
General Railway Signal 14
Gibson interlocking, Corning, NY 1
Gibson, IN 1
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Central opens Young Yard
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grade elimination 1
grade time controls 1
Grand Blanc, MI 1
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C&O Has Good Ideas in CTC
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Grand Trunk Western 4
Great Northern 2
Greater Winnipeg Water District 1
Green Bay, WI 1
Griswold Signal 2
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CP consolidates interlockings
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Crossing protection program saves 59%
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Gurdon, AR 1
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MP consolidates CTC machines
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Hall disc signals 1
Hall Switch & Signal 1
Hall, Thomas S. 1
Hamilton Jct., Ontario 1
Hamilton West, Ontario 1
Hamilton, Ontario 1
hand-throw switches 1
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How to adapt CTC to your traffic
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Hayford, Chicago, IL 1
Hermon Pond, ME 1
high-speed turnouts 3
highway crossings 10
holding signals 2
Holly, MI 1
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C&O Has Good Ideas in CTC
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Hope, AR 1
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MP consolidates CTC machines
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Hornell, NY 1
hotbox detectors 4
hump yard 1
hump yards 1
Hunters Point, Queens, NY 1
Identra 1
Illinois Central 3
index 1
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1958 index
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Indiana Harbor Belt 1
interlocking 13
interlocking towers 1
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Signaling to cut expenses in '58
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Interstate Commerce Commission 4
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Decrease in signal failures reported by ICC Bureau of Safety
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DL&W-Erie joint operation is ready to go
643.6 KB
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News briefs. 1958-01
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Signal Inspection Act
214.8 KB
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Jackson, MI 2
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Central opens Young Yard
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News briefs. 1958-01
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Jersey City, NJ 1
Kankakee, IL 1
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Central opens Young Yard
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Kansas City, MO 1
Kellenberger, K. E. 1
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Six editors in 50 years
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Kenilworth, IL 1
Kennington, England 1
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Programmed interlocking control
337.6 KB
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Lake Hopatcong, NJ 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
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Landers Yard, Chicago, IL 1
Leicester, England 1
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Programmed interlocking control
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Liberty Street interlocking, Binghamton, NY 1
Lincoln Park, NJ 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
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Logansport, IN 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
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London Transport 1
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Programmed interlocking control
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London, England 1
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Programmed interlocking control
337.6 KB
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loss of shunt 1
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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Louisville & Nashville 1
Loyall, KY 1
Mackenzie, L. B. 1
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Six editors in 50 years
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Maine Central 1
Malvern, AR 1
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MP consolidates CTC machines
797.2 KB
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manual block signaling 1
McArthur Jct., Manitoba 1
McKnight, Robert W. 1
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Six editors in 50 years
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mechanical interlocking 4
Mendota, IL 1
Michigan Central 1
microwave 1
Milwaukee, WI 1
Minneapolis, MN 1
Missouri Pacific 3
Mitchell, V. S. 1
Monon 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
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Morse, Samuel F. B. 1
Mount Morris, MI 1
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C&O Has Good Ideas in CTC
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New York Central 7
New York City Transit 2
New York, New Haven & Hartford 2
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Improved signaling results from grade elimination
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Remote control saves money
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New York, NY 1
Nichols, NY 1
Niles, MI 1
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Central opens Young Yard
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Norfolk & Western 3
Oakville, ON 1
Osawatomie, KS 1
Owego, NY 1
Pacific Great Eastern 1
Paterson, NJ 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
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Pauline, KS 1
Pennsylvania 4
Peru, IN 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
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Philadelphia & Erie 1
Philadelphia, PA 1
Pilgrim, MA 1
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Remote control saves money
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Pittsfield, ME 1
Plymouth, MI 1
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C&O Has Good Ideas in CTC
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polarized track circuits 1
Port Huron, MI 1
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One track does work of two
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Porter, IN 2
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Central opens Young Yard
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News briefs. 1958-01
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position light signals 1
Potomac Yard, Alexandria, VA 2
power switches 3
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How to adapt CTC to your traffic
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Nine layouts in one interlocking
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Remote control saves money
868.5 KB
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Proviso, IL 1
Quebec, North Shore & Labrador 1
Queens, NY 1
Queensboro Plaza, Queens, NY 1
Racine, WI 1
radio 3
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Chicago Transit tests train-phone
282.5 KB
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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Split-channel radio
649.4 KB
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radio carrier 1
radio frequency allocation 1
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Split-channel radio
649.4 KB
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railcar identification 1
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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Railway Signaling 2
Railway Signaling & Communications 2
Reading 2
Reading, PA 1
remote control interlocking 1
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Remote control saves money
868.5 KB
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remote-control interlocking 5
retarder yard 1
retarder yards 2
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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Signaling to cut expenses in '58
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Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac 2
Robert R. Young Yard, Elkhart, IN 1
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Central opens Young Yard
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Robinson, William 1
Rochester, NY 1
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Signaling to cut expenses in '58
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Rockford, IL 1
Rockwell St. Yard, Chicago, IL 1
route interlocking 3
Route lever interlocking 1
RR Jct., Gurdon, AR 1
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MP consolidates CTC machines
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RS&C 50th anniversary 4
Saginaw, MI 1
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C&O Has Good Ideas in CTC
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Salem, MA 1
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B&M goes underground
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Seaboard Air Line 1
Seaboard Air Lines 1
searchlight signals 4
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B&M goes underground
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CP consolidates interlockings
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CTC saves time and money for the Louisville & Nashville
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Nine layouts in one interlocking
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self-propelled railcars 1
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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semaphore signals 1
Servo 1
shunting sensitivity 1
siding-to-siding blocks 1
Signal Engineer 1
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Six editors in 50 years
253.5 KB
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Signal Inspection Act 1
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Signal Inspection Act
214.8 KB
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signal lighting 1
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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Silvis, IL 1
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Signaling to cut expenses in '58
411.4 KB
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Simmons, H. H. 1
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Six editors in 50 years
253.5 KB
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snow 1
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What's the answer? Snow on signals
711.5 KB
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snow detectors 2
snow melters 1
snow shields 1
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What's the answer? Snow on signals
711.5 KB
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Southern 2
Southern Pacific 6
Spaulding, IL 1
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CTC Handles 15 More Trains
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spring switches 3
St. Boniface, Manitoba 1
St. Louis Southwestern 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
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St. Louis-San Francisco 4
St. Paul, MN 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
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Stanley, OH 1
station time controls 1
station waiting room automation 1
table interlocking 1
telegraph 2
telephone dispatching 1
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RS&C 50th anniversary: Looking ahead
652.9 KB
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Terminal Association of St. Louis 1
Terminal Cut-off Jct., Manitoba 1
testing 1
Texarkana, AR 1
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MP consolidates CTC machines
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Texas & Pacific 1
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What's the answer? Crossing circuits
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The Signal Engineer 1
Thurston Street interlocking, Elmira, NY 1
time locking 2
timetable and train order 2
Toledo, OH 2
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Central opens Young Yard
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Signaling to cut expenses in '58
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Tower A-3, Chicago, IL 1
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CTC Handles 15 More Trains
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Tower B-12, Franklin Park, IL 1
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CTC Handles 15 More Trains
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Tower B-17, Bensenville, IL 1
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CTC Handles 15 More Trains
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Tower B-35, Elgin, IL 1
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CTC Handles 15 More Trains
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track circuits 1
train orders 1
train-phone 1
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Chicago Transit tests train-phone
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Trakode 3
Transcona, Manitoba 1
trap circuits 1
trip stops 1
Union Pacific 2
Union Route interlocking 1
Union Switch & Signal 9
United Kingdom 1
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Programmed interlocking control
337.6 KB
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United New Jersey 1
Van Auken, Kenneth L. 1
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Six editors in 50 years
253.5 KB
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Vestal, NY 1
Wabash 4
Waverly, NY 1
Welch, Ashbel 1
West Binghamton, NY 1
West Flint, MI 1
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One track does work of two
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West Tappan, MI 1
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One track does work of two
521.4 KB
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Western Ave., Chicago, IL 1
Western Electric 1
Western Pacific 1
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What's the answer? CTC locking
269.2 KB
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Western Railroad Supply 1
Western Union 1
White, Harvey 1
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Six editors in 50 years
253.5 KB
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Winnipeg, Manitoba 1
Worcester, MA 1
Worley, SC 1
Wyeville, WI 1
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News briefs. 1958-01
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yard track indicators 1
Young, Robert R. 1
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Central opens Young Yard
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