My Grandfather's keys

Looks like a skeleton key on the left and train door or lock keys. Just my guess.

Switch lock keys….

Pat

Do you mean like a track switcher

Keys for a lock like this, that used to go on manual switch stands:

Thank you for all your help. I have some SP wrenches and a grinder from when he worked for the railroad. He retired back in the early 70s after forty two years of service.  Thanks again

Bob

As the guys stated above these are switch keys to unlock the locks that were place on track switches for security purposes. The long skeleton key is a caboose key to unlock the doors of a caboose.

@Former Member posted:

Thank you for all your help. I have some SP wrenches and a grinder from when he worked for the railroad. He retired back in the early 70s after forty two years of service.  Thanks again

Bob

Sounds like your Grandfather had a long and excellent career. I bet he knew his route like the back of his hand.

Thank you again for all of your help. My grandfather passed away in 1979. He used to love it when me and my brother would bring our train set down and set it up on his living room floor. They didn't make much Southern Pacific in Lionel back then. I wish he would have been alive today to see how these engines look with all their sound and smoke he would have loved it. He did get to see a lot of the transition from steam to diesel. His favorite diesel was the Black widow F units. Thank you again for helping me with the keys

Bob