John,
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
I was able to get the answer for the switch question on the AD20 board.
It was a very early RailSounds/SignalSounds switch, when the changeover was made to the modular board system in the late 1990's. The only confirmed use I can find is on the 6-18064 New York Central Mohawk of 1998. That locomotive had a lift-off tender coal load to access everything inside, and apparently the designers at the time thought a switch on the top of a board was better than one underneath the frame.
One more mystery solved!
Regards,
TRW