Signal Boxes
The idea of a virtual museum originated from a desire to “expose” some of the more significant elements of the world of rail transport, normally hidden from public view, so that they might be made available as platforms for curiosity and for further learning.
One of the most striking examples of this is the building dedicated to the signal box, for years the true nerve centre of the station’s systems and of railway circulation as a whole, in the hands of very special men who were dedicated body and soul to their jobs. The most important of these was, of course, located at Cadorna, but similar seemingly insignificant buildings are to be found on every line: these images represent a fitting tribute to them.
Gallery
The former customs building which was located just before the Via Pagano overpass. 
The signal box at Busto in a photograph from the late 1960s 
The signal box at Saronno which housed the Max-Judel equipment for operating the points. The box was demolished after the station and square were renovated between 1998 and 2000. 
Castellanza, signal box 
The signal box at Novara, now demolished 
Shunting yard and fog in the background 
...Shunting yard with tower block under construction in the background...