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These articles and the information contained therein may be freely reproduced or used in printed or electronic form for non-commercial or educational purposes, provided the copyright holder and original author (if known) are acknowledged, and provided that such publication also refers readers to the original document on this site.
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.
Kahlotus, WA 1
Kalama, WA 1
| 1911 | Automatic Signals on the Northern Pacific 7.2 MB |
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Kalamazoo, MI 4
| 1936 | Flashing Lights At 20 Crossings In Kalamazoo 8.9 MB |
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| 1963 | News briefs. 1963-04 896.6 KB |
| 1964 | News briefs. 1964-10 768.6 KB |
| 1938 | Remote Control on the Michigan Central 3.9 MB |
Kalb, PA 1
| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-02 1.4 MB |
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Kamloops Jct., British Columbia 1
| 1955 | News briefs. 1955-08 830.4 KB |
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Kankakee Jct., IL 1
| 1922 | News of the Month. 1922-09 562.2 KB |
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Kankakee, IL 7
| 1946 | All-Relay Interlocking on IC 3.0 MB |
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| 1958 | Central opens Young Yard 2.5 MB |
| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-12 486.4 KB |
| 1963 | News briefs. 1963-01 951.3 KB |
| 1963 | News briefs. 1963-02 1.3 MB |
| 1922 | News of the Month. 1922-09 562.2 KB |
| 1923 | Signaling Increases Capacity of Three Tracks 7.3 MB |
Kansas City Southern 18
| 1951 | Automatic Block Without Line Wires on the Kansas City Southern 723.0 KB |
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| 1951 | Burlington Installs Extensive Interlocking at Kansas City 1.0 MB |
| 1955 | CTC moves trains on grades 762.8 KB |
| 1945 | Head Block Overlaps 394.1 KB |
| 1954 | IC Combines Interlockings 1.5 MB |
| 1922 | ICC Proposes to Order Train Control on 49 Roads 376.4 KB |
| 1935 | Installation of Bond Wires 4.0 MB |
| 1954 | New Orleans Passenger Terminal 4.7 MB |
| 1956 | New Three-Track Interchange Includes Interlocking and Talk-Backs 8.9 MB |
| 1960 | News briefs. 1960-03 1.9 MB |
| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-02 1.4 MB |
| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-02 1.4 MB |
| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-07 788.3 KB |
| 1922 | Railroads Argue Against Automatic Stops at ICC Hearing 436.8 KB |
| 1947 | Railroads Request Relief from the ICC Signal Order 365.7 KB |
| 1943 | Signals Ordered on the Kansas City Southern 1.4 MB |
| 1947 | Territories Involved in the ICC Signaling Order 388.2 KB |
| 1925 | The Train Control Situation 853.0 KB |
Kansas City Terminal 4
| 1951 | Burlington Installs Extensive Interlocking at Kansas City 1.0 MB |
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| 1956 | Interlocking Phones 2.3 MB |
| 1956 | New Three-Track Interchange Includes Interlocking and Talk-Backs 8.9 MB |
| 1955 | News briefs. 1955-08 830.4 KB |
Kansas City, KS 1
| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-09 838.3 KB |
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Kansas City, MO 22
Karl, Mattoon, IL 1
| 1951 | Single-Track With CTC Handles 40 Trains Daily 530.8 KB |
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KarTrak 1
| 1964 | Cars identified automatically 512.0 KB |
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Katharyn, KY 1
| 1947 | CTC Down by the Ohio 2.7 MB |
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Kedzie Ave., Chicago, IL 1
| 1954 | New Wayside and Cab Signaling 753.2 KB |
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Keenan, MN 1
| 1944 | CTC Speeds Ore Traffic On the DM&IR 4.6 MB |
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Kellenberger, K. E. 1
| 1958 | Six editors in 50 years 253.5 KB |
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Kelly Lake, MN 1
| 1960 | News briefs. 1960-01 1.1 MB |
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Kellysville, VA 1
| 1960 | Signaling enters automation 630.7 KB |
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Kellysville, WV 1
| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-04 1.5 MB |
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Kenilworth Jct.k UT 1
| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-10 1.0 MB |
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Kenilworth, IL 1
| 1958 | Crossing protection program saves 59% 553.4 KB |
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Kennecott Copper 2
| 1947 | Modern Interlocking Applied to Ore Transportation 1.1 MB |
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| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-12 609.3 KB |
Kenneth, KS 1
Kennewick, WA 1
Kennington, England 1
| 1958 | Programmed interlocking control 337.6 KB |
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Kensington & Eastern 1
| 1910 | Electric Drawbridge Interlocking 1.2 MB |
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Kensington, Chicago, IL 2
| 1960 | Lock bypass causes 2 accidents 370.2 KB |
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| 1963 | News briefs. 1963-01 951.3 KB |
Kensington, IL 3
| 1927 | Michigan Central Train Control Approved 800.8 KB |
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| 1949 | New Space Radio Relay System Adopted by South Shore 4.2 MB |
| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-12 486.4 KB |
Kent, IL 1
| 1911 | Automatic Signals on the Chicago Great Western 7.4 MB |
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Kentucky & Indiana Terminal 3
| 1947 | Construction of Towers 213.3 KB |
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| 1949 | New Interlocking in Louisville 5.3 MB |
| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-12 609.3 KB |
Kerkhoven, MN 1
Key System 4
Keystone, IA 1
| 1964 | Milwaukee installs its first microwave 277.4 KB |
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Kickapoo, IL 1
| 1963 | News briefs. 1963-11 1.4 MB |
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Kile, Robert W. 1
| 1964 | News briefs. 1964-06 812.0 KB |
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Kimball Ave., Chicago, IL 2
| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-03 1.0 MB |
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| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-05 1.1 MB |
Kimball, OH 1
Kinder, LA 1
| 1963 | News briefs. 1963-11 1.4 MB |
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Kinderhook, IL 1
| 1943 | Automatic Signaling Installed On the Wabash 5.3 MB |
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King, E. E. 1
King, IL 1
| 1948 | CTC Big Help to GM&O 1.7 MB |
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King, IN 1
| 1948 | CTC Keeps ‘em Rollin’ on C&EI 2.1 MB |
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Kinmundy, IL 1
| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-11 468.1 KB |
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Kinsman train control 1
| 1922 | Railroads Argue Against Automatic Stops at ICC Hearing 436.8 KB |
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Kintyre, MT 1
| 1960 | News briefs. 1960-07 845.4 KB |
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Kinzua, PA 1
| 1916 | William Robinson, Inventor of the Track Circuit 373.1 KB |
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Kirk Yard, Gary, IN 1
| 1953 | Electronics at Work in EJ&E Yard 7.8 MB |
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Kirkwood, MO 2
| 1963 | News briefs. 1963-08 1.2 MB |
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| 1947 | Railroads Request Relief from the ICC Signal Order 365.7 KB |
Kirkwood, NJ 1
| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-01 2.0 MB |
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Kirkwood, OH 1
| 1954 | CTC Moves Heavy Trains 4.1 MB |
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Kishmans, OH 1
Klamath Falls, OR 2
| 1962 | Automatic Dispatching 2.1 MB |
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| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-05 1.4 MB |
Knobel, AR 1
| 1960 | News briefs. 1960-02 995.4 KB |
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Knoxville, TN 3
| 1950 | Modern Communications In Yards and Terminals 1.4 MB |
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| 1951 | More Signal Construction in 1950 1.0 MB |
| 1940 | Remote Control On the Southern 3.8 MB |
Kobe, CO 1
| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-04 1.5 MB |
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Kofler, George 1
| 1933 | New Train Stop System Developed in Germany 399.3 KB |
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Kootenai, ID 5
| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-12 978.0 KB |
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| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-07 494.2 KB |
| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-10 461.7 KB |
| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-07 788.3 KB |
| 1921 | Train Order Deliverer Expedites Traffic 1.3 MB |
Kootenai, WA 2
| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-06 725.8 KB |
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| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-02 1.4 MB |
Kouts, IN 1
| 1946 | Remote Control and Reverse Running on the Erie 3.2 MB |
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Krannert Jct., GA 1
| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-08 749.4 KB |
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Kremmling, CO 1
Kres, SC 1
| 1964 | News briefs. 1964-10 768.6 KB |
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krypton 85 1
| 1959 | What’s the answer? Atomic lamps. 1959-12 194.6 KB |
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KX interlocking, Kankakee, IL 1
| 1946 | All-Relay Interlocking on IC 3.0 MB |
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