Every morning, five days a week, the ARC crew unlocks this rusty old pad lock, which serves as the sole ARC yard security in Taylorsville, fires up an old switcher such as Alco #6, and rolls off t... (more)

60 Days Notice: An old switch lock secures the gate to the Bonner, Montana lumber mill owned by Stimson Lumber Co. and servered by Montana Rail Link. Last week, Stimson gave its employees 60 days ... (more)

Snow flakes collect on this old CNW lock that protects an old phone box.

Canadian National Railways Standard Switch Lock

This old Pittsburg and Shawmut pad lock will stand sentry only a few more days on the flange greaser that it has occupied for decades. The CWR of this line is in the process of being removed by B... (more)

N&W lock on a old rusty N&W signal.

This C&O lock is locked onto the Massive C&O signal tower at ZK Cabin.

This snow covered new lock is in stark contrast to this old switch lever on a rarely used siding on the Shippensburg Secondary

This lock is made by PFL and C&S stands for Communications & Signals Dept. Put here by Conrail.

A NKP lock, which has been in service since at least before the NKP/NW merger of 1964 still protects the equipment in a signal relay box at Arcadia on the NS Fostoria Disrict

An Old, Rusty N&W lock still protects the equipment inside the relay box at Arcadia

A lock stamped with both AT&SF and SP rests on a doorway on the old wooden tower that once guarded the crossing of the two roads in Colton, California.

The uses of these locks are plenty, here one is used to guard the crossing push button box from any unwanted visitors.

A old CPR lock keeps guard of the derail at the P66 siding awaiting to be unlocked by a CPR employee.