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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.
Oak Hill, FL 2
| 1964 | News briefs. 1964-08 811.5 KB |
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| 1964 | News briefs. 1964-12 981.5 KB |
Oakdale, IL 1
| 1935 | Western Indiana Installs All-Relay Interlocking 11.4 MB |
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Oakdale, TN 1
| 1955 | Much is new in signaling for 1955 826.7 KB |
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Oakdale, WV 1
| 1963 | News briefs. 1963-03 790.6 KB |
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Oakington, MD 1
| 1937 | Pennsylvania CTC Installation 7.0 MB |
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Oakland, CA 11
| 1947 | Annual Review and Outlook 425.1 KB |
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| 1939 | Cab Signaling and Train Control On the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 7.2 MB |
| 1940 | Determination of Block Lengths on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 4.0 MB |
| 1922 | News of the Month. 1922-09 562.2 KB |
| 1947 | Railroads Request Relief from the ICC Signal Order 365.7 KB |
| 1962 | Remote Control Interlocking Has Time Division Multiplex System 846.3 KB |
| 1939 | San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Interlocking Plants 9.4 MB |
| 1939 | San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Signaling and Interlocking 7.9 MB |
| 1940 | Southern Pacific Washes Insulators 1.5 MB |
| 1926 | Train Control Progress in 1925 3.1 MB |
| 1922 | Work in Signal Field Shows Gain Over 1920 784.5 KB |
Oakville, ON 1
| 1958 | CN consolidates interlockings 2.1 MB |
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Oakwood, AL 1
| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-01 761.9 KB |
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obituary 10
| 1949 | A. H. Rudd obituary 947.2 KB |
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| 1943 | Herbert S. Balliet obituary 614.8 KB |
| 1922 | News of the Month. 1922-09 562.2 KB |
| 1950 | Obituary: B. J. Schwendt 966.4 KB |
| 1928 | Obituary: Frank P. Patenall 627.0 KB |
| 1940 | Obituary: Leroy Wyant 1.0 MB |
| 1941 | P. M. Gault obituary 1.2 MB |
| 1937 | Personal: C&NW 1.3 MB |
| 1931 | Thomas A. Edison (obituary) 1.1 MB |
| 1936 | Wilmer W. Salmon, President of General Railway Signal Company, Dies 2.8 MB |
obsolete equipment 1
| 1935 | Obsolescence in Signaling 3.4 MB |
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obsolete signal facilities 1
| 1935 | Obsolescence in Signaling 3.4 MB |
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Ocala, FL 1
| 1960 | News briefs. 1960-01 1.1 MB |
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Odin, IL 1
| 1941 | Accident at Interlocking 1.3 MB |
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Ogden, UT 2
| 1947 | ICC Holds Signal Hearing 507.5 KB |
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| 1947 | Railroads Request Relief from the ICC Signal Order 365.7 KB |
Ohio 1
| 1910 | Interlocking Laws in the United States and Canada 821.1 KB |
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Ohio Brass 1
| 1950 | New Rail-Web Bond 1.3 MB |
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Ohm's law 1
| 1946 | Ohm's Law Chart 410.4 KB |
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Oil City, PA 2
| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-03 1.1 MB |
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| 1944 | Pennsylvania Installs CTC On 53 Miles of Busy Single Track 8.5 MB |
Oklahoma City, OK 1
| 1947 | ICC Signal Hearings 179.7 KB |
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Oklahoma CIty, OK 1
| 1955 | Santa Fe installs CTC on single track 610.2 KB |
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Oklahoma, OH 1
| 1964 | News briefs. 1964-08 811.5 KB |
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Olathe, KS 3
| 1932 | Centralized Traffic Control Saves Time on the Santa Fe 2.6 MB |
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| 1959 | Santa Fe CTCs double track line 2.2 MB |
| 1922 | Signal Construction on the Santa Fe 797.6 KB |
Old Colony 1
| 1916 | William Robinson, Inventor of the Track Circuit 373.1 KB |
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Olequa, WA 1
| 1964 | News briefs. 1964-07 833.0 KB |
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Oley, Reading, PA 1
Olin, IA 1
| 1951 | Single Track with CTC Replaces Double Track on Milwaukee 586.0 KB |
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Oliver, LA 1
| 1961 | IC Puts CTC Through Swamp 1.6 MB |
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Olney, IL 1
| 1963 | News briefs. 1963-03 790.6 KB |
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Olten, Switzerland 1
| 1922 | Controlled Manual Block in Hauenstein Tunnel 3.4 MB |
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Omaha, NE 12
| 1934 | An Automatic Wheel Counter on the Union Pacific 1.2 MB |
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| 1955 | CTC on single and double track 406.8 KB |
| 1947 | ICC Holds Signal Hearing 507.5 KB |
| 1964 | Milwaukee installs its first microwave 277.4 KB |
| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-01 2.0 MB |
| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-02 1.9 MB |
| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-07 788.3 KB |
| 1946 | Polarized Coded Track and Control Circuits On the Rock Island 3.4 MB |
| 1951 | Remote Control Interlocking Coordinates Train Movements 922.4 KB |
| 1946 | Rock Island Develops a Unique System of Single-Track Station-to Station Automatic Block Based on Coded Track Circuits Without Line Wires 8.3 MB |
| 1935 | Safety of High Speed Trains 5.2 MB |
| 1931 | Three Large Interlockings Installed by Union Pacific at Omaha 6.2 MB |
Omega, OH 1
| 1959 | News briefs. 1959-05 506.5 KB |
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on-time performance 1
| 1964 | What CTC Can Do For You 417.8 KB |
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Oneonta, NY 2
| 1959 | News briefs. 1959-05 506.5 KB |
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| 1966 | News briefs. 1966-01 1.4 MB |
Ontario Northland 2
| 1955 | News briefs. 1955-08 830.4 KB |
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| 1957 | Survey shows progress in signal education 330.6 KB |
operating expenses 1
| 1964 | What CTC Can Do For You 417.8 KB |
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operating rules 1
| 1950 | Signaling and Rules 1.4 MB |
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operation of switches 1
| 1915 | British and American Railroad Signaling 3.6 MB |
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Orange Grove, MS 1
| 1964 | News briefs. 1964-08 811.5 KB |
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Orange, NJ 1
| 1922 | News of the Month. 1922-07 360.7 KB |
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Orange, VA 5
| 1928 | C&O Signaling and Train Control Facilitate Operation 4.1 MB |
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| 1926 | Economics of Single Track Signals 2.0 MB |
| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-03 1.1 MB |
| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-05 826.8 KB |
| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-08 749.4 KB |
Oreapolis, NE 1
| 1955 | CTC on single and double track 406.8 KB |
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Oregon Trunk 1
| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-04 1.5 MB |
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Orestes, IN 1
| 1922 | News of the Month. 1922-06 516.2 KB |
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Orestod, CO 3
Orland Park, IL 1
| 1937 | Signal Construction on the Wabash 12.2 MB |
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Orleans Jct. 1
| 1954 | IC Combines Interlockings 1.5 MB |
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Orleans Jct., LA 1
| 1960 | News briefs. 1960-05 1.0 MB |
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Orleans Road, WV 3
| 1962 | News briefs. 1962-06 989.1 KB |
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| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-07 788.3 KB |
| 1944 | Remote Control Project Saves Train Time on the Baltimore & Ohio 3.5 MB |
Orleans, IN 3
| 1917 | Block Signals on the Monon 675.3 KB |
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| 1942 | Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisiville Modernizes Automatic Signaling 3.9 MB |
| 1941 | Monon Changes Approved 760.8 KB |
Oroville, CA 1
| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-08 851.8 KB |
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OS device 2
| 1935 | Automatic OSing Devices Usde by the Rock Island 2.2 MB |
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| 1950 | OSing Device 1.4 MB |
Osage, MO 2
| 1941 | Centralized Traffic Control Installed on the Missouri Pacific 3.7 MB |
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| 1939 | Drag Detectors Protect Bridges 3.2 MB |
Osaka Electric 1
| 1922 | News of the Month. 1922-04 613.8 KB |
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Osaka, Japan 4
| 1963 | Automated Rail Transit Discussed by IEEE-ASME 315.3 KB |
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| 1962 | Electronic Track Circuits 740.3 KB |
| 1965 | Japan, Sweden, England test ATO 6.3 MB |
| 1963 | News briefs. 1963-08 1.2 MB |
Osawatomie, KS 5
| 1924 | Controlled Manual Block Signaling With Train Control 5.5 MB |
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| 1960 | News briefs. 1960-07 845.4 KB |
| 1947 | Railroads Request Relief from the ICC Signal Order 365.7 KB |
| 1958 | RS&C 50th anniversary: Signaling ... manual to automatic 2.0 MB |
| 1926 | Train Control Progress in 1925 3.1 MB |
Osceola, IA 1
| 1939 | Burlington Replaces Semaphores With Color Lights 3.4 MB |
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Oshkosh, WI 2
| 1935 | Crossing Signals on the C&NW at Oshkosh, Wis 3.4 MB |
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| 1955 | Improved protection at seven crossings 309.9 KB |
Oskaloosa, MO 1
Ossining, NY 1
| 1922 | The Sprague Train Control System 609.3 KB |
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Osyka, MS 1
| 1964 | News briefs. 1964-05 1.0 MB |
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Otero, NM 1
| 1922 | Signal Construction on the Santa Fe 797.6 KB |
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Othello, WA 2
| 1917 | Light Signals On CM&StP 781.9 KB |
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| 1920 | The New Electrification on the St. Paul 485.4 KB |
Ottawa Jct., KS 2
| 1947 | Railroads Request Relief from the ICC Signal Order 365.7 KB |
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| 1959 | Santa Fe CTCs double track line 2.2 MB |
Ottawa, IL 2
Ottawa, KS 1
| 1934 | Automatic Interlockings on the Santa Fe 2.2 MB |
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Ottawa, MI 1
| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-10 1.1 MB |
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Ottawa, Ontario 2
| 1915 | Electric Train Staff Installation 3.3 MB |
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| 1965 | News briefs. 1965-04 1.5 MB |
Otter Creek Jct., IN 1
| 1948 | CTC Keeps ‘em Rollin’ on C&EI 2.1 MB |
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Otto, IL 4
| 1952 | Double-Track CTC on Illinois Central 759.7 KB |
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| 1930 | Interlockers Replaced by Centralized Traffic Control on the Illinois Central 1.8 MB |
| 1923 | News of the Month. 1923-07 1.9 MB |
| 1925 | Signaling Two Tracks to Capacity 2.8 MB |
Otto, WY 1
| 1955 | CTC and cab signaling on Union Pacific 789.5 KB |
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Ottumwa, IA 2
| 1939 | Burlington Replaces Semaphores With Color Lights 3.4 MB |
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| 1961 | Should Sidings Have Circuits? 347.6 KB |
Outremont, Quebec 2
| 1950 | Consolidation of Interlockings 2.5 MB |
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| 1936 | Yard Entrance in Montreal Remotely Controlled 8.2 MB |
Overbrook, PA 3
| 1915 | Beam-Light Signals on the Pennsylvania 318.8 KB |
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| 1915 | First Position Light Signal Installation 580.6 KB |
| 1916 | Service Record of Position-Light Signals 580.8 KB |
overhauling 1
| 1935 | Obsolescence in Signaling 3.4 MB |
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overlap control 1
| 1940 | Southern Pacific Petition Denied 3.0 MB |
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Overlook, WA 1
Owego, NY 1
| 1958 | DL&W-Erie joint operation is ready to go 643.6 KB |
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Owensboro, KY 1
| 1947 | CTC Down by the Ohio 2.7 MB |
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Oxford Jct., IA 1
| 1951 | Single Track with CTC Replaces Double Track on Milwaukee 586.0 KB |
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Oxford, MI 1
| 1961 | News briefs. 1961-10 1.0 MB |
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Oxford, NE 1
| 1925 | CB&Q Controls Switches Remotely 3.7 MB |
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