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Nostalgia & History > U.P. R'y Co. brass lockDate: 02/03/07 17:24 U.P. R'y Co. brass lock Author: ddg This was a gift. My mother-in-law found it at a yard sale in Topeka back in the early 70's when I started collecting RR stuff. It's an old C. T. Fraim lock, "S" size. It takes a different cut than the regular UP key. I have about 350 pretty good keys in my collection, and nome of my UP keys will fit it. What years did UPRR use this name form?
 Date: 02/03/07 20:46 Re: U.P. R'y Co. brass lock Author: Cjcheely The lock should date from 1884 to 1900 it was the only time the union pacific called it self a "railway" not a "railroad".
Date: 02/03/07 20:55 Re: U.P. R'y Co. brass lock Author: rrman6 Some of these locks were still in use in the early to mid-60's at least, but not as switch locks. Some maintenance-of-way structures were still using this or one very similar.
Date: 02/04/07 06:48 Re: U.P. R'y Co. brass lock Author: ddg Here is the CS-21 Roadway & Bridge Dept. lock. It was used into the 1970's. It's quite a bit smaller than the UP R'y lock. The CS-21 is more recent. It's about 3/4 the size of the first lock.
 Date: 02/04/07 07:52 Re: U.P. R'y Co. brass lock Author: spnudge Turn it over and show us what the key way looks like.
Nudge Date: 02/04/07 16:20 Re: U.P. R'y Co. brass lock Author: ddg The smaller CS-21 key fits the Road & Bridge lock in the photo. The larger UP R'y lock is shown with an old P.R.R. "knobby" key that fits it perfectly and opens it also. The correct UP key should look similar. Both have a straight 6 o'clock key way. In 35 years of collecting RR keys, I've never seen the correct key for this lock. (both spring loaded drops propped open with toothpicks)
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