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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.
33rd Street, New York, NY 1
1940 1
| 1940 index 3.9 MB |
"S" markers 1
| Entering the Main Line 1.3 MB |
absolute permissive block signaling 3
| Entering the Main Line 1.3 MB |
| Proceeding By a Head-Block Signal 1.9 MB |
| Single-Track Signaling 2.5 MB |
accident 2
accidents 1
| ATC Tests Ordered 676.8 KB |
Almeda, IN 1
ammeter 1
| Hook-On Volt-Ammeter 1.3 MB |
Anoka, IN 1
| 11,000-Ft. Coded Track Circuits 13.6 MB |
Arcola, IL 2
Ashburn, Chicago, IL 2
automatic block signaling 10
automatic train stop 4
| ATC Tests Ordered 676.8 KB |
| Illinois Central Order 1.3 MB |
| Panama Limited Collides With Louisiane 1.0 MB |
| Two Accidents on the Illinois Central 2.8 MB |
Belt Railway of Chicago 1
Ben Davis, IN 1
Beulah, MN 1
block 1
block length 1
bonding 1
| Cadweld (Thermex) Signal Bonds 996.4 KB |
Bradford, OH 1
| 11,000-Ft. Coded Track Circuits 13.6 MB |
braking distance 1
Buchanan Branch 1
cab signaling 2
| ATC Tests Ordered 676.8 KB |
| Illinois Central Order 1.3 MB |
Cadosia, NY 1
Cadweld 1
| Cadweld (Thermex) Signal Bonds 996.4 KB |
Casey, IL 1
CD code-following relays 1
centralized traffic control 7
centrifugal relays 1
Chesapeake & Ohio 1
| Single-Track Signaling 2.5 MB |
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 1
Chicago, IL 2
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific 2
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 1
| Obituary: Leroy Wyant 1.0 MB |
cleaning 1
| Signal Lens Cleaner 1.1 MB |
Clearing Yard, Chicago, IL 1
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis 1
| Mechanical Plant Modernized 4.2 MB |
code transmitter 2
| Coded Track Control 2.5 MB |
| New Code Transmitter 2.1 MB |
code-following relay 1
| Coded Track Control 2.5 MB |
coded track circuits 4
Cold Springs, OH 1
| Mechanical Plant Modernized 4.2 MB |
color light signals 1
| Signal Lens Cleaner 1.1 MB |
Corcoran, J. J. 1
Cornwall, NY 1
DC coded track circuits 1
| 11,000-Ft. Coded Track Circuits 13.6 MB |
DC coding units 1
decoder units 1
| Coded Track Control 2.5 MB |
Detroit River tunnel 1
Devon, WV 1
distant signals 1
DM code transmitter 1
| New Code Transmitter 2.1 MB |
DN-11 relay 1
DP-14 relay 1
drafting 1
| Drafting Boards 1.8 MB |
electric lock switches 1
| Entering the Main Line 1.3 MB |
electro-pneumatic interlocking 1
Elliott, W. H. 1
Elsworth, R. B. 1
facing point locks 2
Farrington, IL 1
Ferguson, MO 1
| New Signaling on the Wabash 8.1 MB |
fire 2
flagging 1
| Entering the Main Line 1.3 MB |
flasher relay 1
| Flasher Relay 1.7 MB |
Gardnerville, MO 1
| New Signaling on the Wabash 8.1 MB |
General Railway Signal 7
Giard, MN 1
Grand Trunk Western 1
H searchlight signals 1
H-2 searchlight signals 1
H-5 searchlight signals 1
| New Signaling on the Wabash 8.1 MB |
Haigh, A. S. 1
Hayford, Chicago, IL 1
highway crossings 2
Home Creek, VA 1
Hudson & Manhattan 1
Illinois Central 4
| ATC Tests Ordered 676.8 KB |
| Illinois Central Order 1.3 MB |
| Panama Limited Collides With Louisiane 1.0 MB |
| Two Accidents on the Illinois Central 2.8 MB |
Independent Subway System 1
| Signal Lens Cleaner 1.1 MB |
index 1
| 1940 index 3.9 MB |
insulated joints 1
| Testing Insulated Joints 2.1 MB |
insulators 1
interlocking 9
interlocking towers 1
| Movable Interlocking Towers 1.2 MB |
Interstate Commerce Commission 7
| A Change in the Requisites, Definitions and Regulations 1.2 MB |
| A Review of 1939 and a Glance Into 1940 1.6 MB |
| ATC Tests Ordered 676.8 KB |
| Illinois Central Order 1.3 MB |
| Single-Track Signaling 2.5 MB |
| Southern Pacific Petition Denied 3.0 MB |
| Trap Circuit 872.0 KB |
Key System 1
Knoxville, TN 1
Lafayette, IN 1
lenses 1
| Signal Lens Cleaner 1.1 MB |
Limedale, IN 1
line circuits 1
Logansport, IN 1
| 11,000-Ft. Coded Track Circuits 13.6 MB |
Luke, VA 1
Macksville, IL 1
manual block signaling 2
| A Review of 1939 and a Glance Into 1940 1.6 MB |
| Train Order Signals 4.2 MB |
Marquette, MN 1
master transformer 1
| Coded Track Control 2.5 MB |
Michigan Central 2
Missouri Pacific 4
Mock, J. C. 1
Model 2A semaphore 1
| Controller Adjuster 1.3 MB |
Model 15 AC relays 1
Monona, MN 1
Nachod Signal 1
| Make-Up-Time Chart 813.1 KB |
New York Central 1
New York, Chicago & St. Louis 1
| Trap Circuit 872.0 KB |
New York, NY 2
| Interlocking on the Hudson & Manhattan 6.8 MB |
| Signal Lens Cleaner 1.1 MB |
New York, Ontario & Western 2
| CTC on the New York, Ontario & Western 8.2 MB |
| Single-Track Signaling 2.5 MB |
Norfolk & Western 3
Norfolk, VA 1
Northern Pacific 1
NX interlocking 2
Oakland, CA 2
obituary 1
| Obituary: Leroy Wyant 1.0 MB |
overlap control 1
passing sidings 1
| "Running" Passing Tracks 1.1 MB |
pendulum type code transmitters 1
Pennsylvania 5
personal 2
Petersburg, VA 1
plug coupler 1
position light signals 1
relays 2
| D.C. Test Set For Relays, Slots 3.7 MB |
| Effecting Time Delay for Relays 933.3 KB |
remote control 1
route interlocking 1
Rules, Standards and Instructions 1
San Francisco, CA 1
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge 1
scheduling 1
| Make-Up-Time Chart 813.1 KB |
searchlight signals 2
| New Searchlight Signal 2.7 MB |
| New Signaling on the Wabash 8.1 MB |
semaphore controller 1
| Controller Adjuster 1.3 MB |
semaphore signals 1
| New Searchlight Signal 2.7 MB |
signal indications 1
| Single-Track Signaling 2.5 MB |
Signal Section 1
signal testing 3
SLV-13 AC relays 1
Southern 2
Southern Pacific 2
spring switches 2
St. Louis, MO 3
St. Louis-San Francisco 1
Stoltz, C. F. 1
switch circuit controllers 1
switches 1
| Testing Switches 1.1 MB |
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis 2
Terre Haute, IN 1
testing 4
| D.C. Test Set For Relays, Slots 3.7 MB |
| Hook-On Volt-Ammeter 1.3 MB |
| Testing Insulated Joints 2.1 MB |
| Testing Switches 1.1 MB |
testing circuits 1
| Shunting Straps for Testing 890.4 KB |
timekeeping 1
| Make-Up-Time Chart 813.1 KB |
timing 1
| Effecting Time Delay for Relays 933.3 KB |
Tower Grove, MO 1
track circuits 1
| Testing Insulated Joints 2.1 MB |
train order signals 1
| Train Order Signals 4.2 MB |
train stops 1
trap circuits 1
| Trap Circuit 872.0 KB |
two-position signaling 1
Type SC signals 1
| New Searchlight Signal 2.7 MB |
Union Switch & Signal 7
Wabash 5
Weller Yard, VA 1
West Casey, IL 1
Wiegand, F. B. 1
Windsor, Ontario 1
Wyant, Leroy 1
| Obituary: Leroy Wyant 1.0 MB |