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Oregon Short Line Railroad Lock OR - c1877-1900 - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Oregon Short Line Railroad Lock OR - c1877-1900 - 2012aug -  Railroadiana
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The Oregon Short Line Railway was created 1 August 1881 by its parent company, Union Pacific Railway Co. in order to “connect the Union Pacific Ry. with the railroads of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Co” [Ref: Poor’s Manual of Railroads, 1882, p. 861]. In 1889, it consolidated to become The Oregon Short Line And Utah Northern Railway [Ref: Poor’s Manual of Railroads, 1894, p. 848]. Following the bankruptcy of Union Pacific in 1893, the line was reorganized and renamed the Oregon Short Line Railroad in 1897 [Ref: Poor’s Manual of Railroads 1906, p. 597]. The railroad finally merged with Union Pacific Railroad on 30 December 1987 [Ref: Wikipedia]. Heart shaped riveted padlock. Shackle front stamped “S” for Switch lock. This lock was used to secure railroad switches to prevent rerouting and crashing of trains by vandals. Rear embossed “Oregon Short Line” and front drop embossed “Close The Lock/ To Get Key Out.” This lot also includes a metal security tag stamped “Oregon Short Line 472416.” The swing-away shackle, which was patented in 1877 by Yale and Towne, integrated mechanism, and riveted shell date this padlock from the late 1870s to the early 1900s. - Jacobitz Collection -59542