His father, Frederick "Skeets" Collins, worked as a mechanic for the Boston Elevated Railway.
In 1901, Union Switch and Signal Company developed the first automatic train stop system for the Boston Elevated Railway.
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Major customers were the Detroit Department of Street Railways, Capital Transit Company of Washington D.C., Philadelphia Transportation Company, Chicago Surface Lines, San Antonio, Texas, The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Company, Toronto Transportation Commission and Boston Elevated Railway.