Electric Signaling System for Railways

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Patent for an electric signaling system for railways which allows the engineer to see whether there is any danger or obstruction ahead on the track, and send and receive signals to and from a distant point. Illustrations included.

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[1], 5 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Lacroix, Fred June 15, 1909.

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  • Lacroix, Fred Fred Lacroix, of San Antonio, Texas, Assignor, by Direct and Mesne Assignments, to Electrical Automatic Railroad Safety Signal Company, of New York, N.Y., a Corporation of New York

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Patent for an electric signaling system for railways which allows the engineer to see whether there is any danger or obstruction ahead on the track, and send and receive signals to and from a distant point. Illustrations included.

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[1], 5 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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"Application filed January 24, 1907. Serial No. 353,824. Renewed November 6, 1908. Serial No. 461,385."

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  • June 15, 1909

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  • January 24, 1907

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Lacroix, Fred. Electric Signaling System for Railways, patent, June 15, 1909; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth511202/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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