Dressel Arlington N. J. 4 Way Railroad Lantern

Railroad lamps are distinguished from lanterns by both function and design. Lamps were generally intended to be stationary, were generally made of a sheet metal or cast metal body, and used lenses to amplify light from an interior light source. Lanterns were designed to be portable and used globes which were surrounded by a metal frame.

A wide variety of different lamps were used by the railroads, including semaphore lamps, classification lamps, train order lamps, bridge lamps, marker lamps, and switch lamps. This page provides a brief look at some of major lamp types used by railroads. This Railroad Signal Kerosene Lamp Appears to be in great working order.

It also looks like has been restored and would be a great addition to any railroad enthusiast.

---