Hall's equipment was widely used by American railroad companies.
The company's founder, William Phillips Hall, was an inventor who developed several important devices in the history of railway signalling.
[1][2]: 52 The company was established in 1871 with main offices in New York City and a factory in Meriden, Connecticut.
[3] In 1892 it built a new, larger factory in Garwood, New Jersey.
[4] The company reorganized in 1912 to raise capital and expand its Garwood factory.