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Jack.

Description: Patent for a jack for lifting heavy loads on railroads, which has an automatic steady movement of the load up and down without adjusting the jack settings.
Date: August 6, 1907
Creator: Blake, David Alexander & Blake, Charles William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Loading Device

Description: Patent for a loading device for loading the tenders of steam engines. Illustration included.
Date: June 29, 1909
Creator: Summer, Taylor Fred
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Train-Order Signal.

Description: Patent for a train order signal device, which sets off an alarm or signal when the train order pad is removed, which cannot be turned off until the pad is replaced.
Date: November 24, 1908
Creator: Van Zandt, Luther H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Train Signaling System

Description: Patent for trains that use an alarm system that alerts the engineer if there is an issue with the automatic air-brakes in any of the train cars. This alarm system allows for users in any car to alert the engineer and does not diminish the effectiveness of the air brake system.
Date: June 12, 1906
Creator: Gerard, Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Train-Order Signal.

Description: Patent for a train order signal, which prevents accidental clear signals from the semaphores by requiring the train order pad to be replaced before a signal can be given.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Gates, William T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Nut-Lock.

Description: Patent for a nut lock for railroad tracks, which will prevent rail bolts from unscrewing.
Date: June 8, 1909
Creator: Mills, Thomas M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Nut-Lock.

Description: Patent for a combined nut lock and washer for use on railroad track joints.
Date: August 3, 1909
Creator: Garner, William R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Track-Rail Brace

Description: Patent for a track rail brace that connects the rails of a track and prevents spreading.
Date: June 15, 1909
Creator: Snodgrass, Willie B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Torpedo Receptacle

Description: Patent for a torpedo receptacle. This invention is an improvement for use with railroad lanterns. Illustration included.
Date: December 15, 1903
Creator: Barnett, John B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Track Fastener

Description: Patent for railroad track fastener. This invention is made of metallic track fasteners and uses a joint for meeting together the ends of the rails. Illustration included.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: Hutchins, William Dennis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Switch

Description: Patent for a switch. "This invention obviates likelihood of derailment by splitting the switches, so as to thereby secure a means for preventing the rolling stock from being thrown from the tracks." Illustration included.
Date: August 22, 1905
Creator: Hibbets, Charles M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Track-Leveling Device.

Description: Patent for a railroad track leveling device, which attaches to the rails without the use of screws and can be used to detect low places and misalignment's of the track.
Date: August 24, 1909
Creator: Warren, Edwin A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Spike.

Description: Patent for a railroad spike "which can be used in soft-wood ties." (lines 15-16) including description and illustrations.
Date: September 17, 1901
Creator: Teele, John W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Timber Hewing Machine

Description: Patent for a timber hewing machine. This invention is designed for hewing timbers or railroad ties. Illustration included.
Date: July 31, 1906
Creator: Melton, William K. & King, James G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Nut-Lock.

Description: Patent for a nut lock for railroad joints, which keeps the nuts in place in the tracks.
Date: July 23, 1907
Creator: Vuncannon, Thomas Peter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Nut-Lock.

Description: Patent for a nut-lock that holds the nut more securely in place than previous ones. Used primarily in railroad joints, but can be used in a variety of other applications.
Date: February 19, 1907
Creator: Baldwin, John H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Nut-Lock.

Description: Patent for a nut lock for railroad joints, which includes spring washers.
Date: August 3, 1909
Creator: Garner, William R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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