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Rail Connection

Description: Patent for a rail connection which provides a smooth connection between rails and "dispenses with the angle bars which the ordinary rail connection requires" (lines 15-17). Illustrations included.
Date: July 20, 1909
Creator: Matějka, Frank
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Railway-Gate

Description: Patent for a railway gate that can be operated from a distance. Illustrations included.
Date: April 20, 1909
Creator: Buchannan, Edward M.
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Electric Switch For Street-Railways.

Description: Patent for an electric switch for street railways. This invention allows for the operation of switches of the track from the car, so the operator can turn the switches without stopping the car.
Date: January 30, 1906
Creator: Posey, James A.
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Elevated Railway.

Description: Patent for improvements to elevated railways via the new and different way parts are combined and arranged.
Date: December 13, 1892
Creator: Turner, Ephraim M.
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Indicator or Bulletin

Description: Patent for a bulletin that can be used in street cars to display station or street names. Illustrations included.
Date: September 6, 1910
Creator: Barnes, Ned E.
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Railway Signal System

Description: Patent for a railway signal system designed for use on curves to indicate when a train enters through the opposite end of the curve. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Gabbart, Elihu E.
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Revolving Signal.

Description: Patent for a new and improved revolving signal-light: "[t]he combination, with a car-axle and a shaft driven thereby, of the lateral supporting stems carrying signaling-lanterns glazed in alternating colors, a shifting-lever acting alternately upon studs or stops of the said shaft, said shaft having a sliding movement, and gearing alternately with said signal-carrying stems" (lines 82-89).
Date: August 20, 1889
Creator: Warren, John W. & Radford, Samuel H.
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Scene on Interurban, Dallas, Texas

Description: Color postcard with a rail car moving along a levee next to a body of water in Dallas, Texas with text "Scene on Interurban, Dallas, Texas." Correspondence on the card reads, "Dear Dillie D- I have treated you like a step child but I never intended to. Sorry I am going to do better after this week- when I write will tell you why- let me know if you get this and if you have a different address (look what it is) My address: 164 Master St. Dallas Texas 10/2/07" Sent to Mrs. E.A. Dill in Oklahoma … more
Date: unknown
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