N & W Key ( W&LE cut ) Also on the back side

Also on the back side has the F-S Diamond dating it around 1915-1930

Front side has WC Ry stamped for the Wisconsin Central Railway

One of the more favorite roads to collect railroad items from the Chicago area is the EJ&E Railway

Their keys were smaller

N & W Key ( W&LE cut ) Also on the back sideAs far as I know the N&W had 4 different switch cuts over the years. They took over several railroads before they merged which the Southern to form the NS. They took over the Wabash. Nickel Plate and the Wheeling & Lake Erie railroads. In my opinion the W&LE switch cut is more desirable. In my opinion I have come across less of these instead of the Wabash and Nickel Plate ones. Key has light wear with serial number 1560 and small adlake on the back