Railroadiana Items In Your Collection

I have several Ann Arbor Railroad items in my collection.  I do have some timetables and rule books but the gem is a track diagram from the engineering department for the entire line from Toledo to the boat landing.  Unfortunately, I do not have pictures at this time.

I have some lanterns,logging items and a caboose.

a caboose?   sweet...

It is a replica but 1 to 1 scale. I built it using plans, photos and old wooden car builder guides. I had the structural wood milled from logs. I work on it for two weeks in the summer or so a year for the last 7 years. It's not quite done. I built it on the old ROW it ran on in the Adirondacks 97 years ago. 
Here is a link to pics on my webpage.
http://www.andyestep.com/caboose.html

I have timetables, Rulebooks, Lanterns, insulators, plans.  Helps when you work for a RR.

How about a small paperback book describing the builing of the Pennsylvania RR station in New York city, I think the date on it is 1908.

 

Lee F.

I've owned this for nearly 40 years now...  D&H wood caboose, built in 1913.

Railroad telegraph table with four stations now used to display part of locomotive collection and as a roadbed for track, EMD E-7 operator's manual, lanterns, switch and telegraph keys, and timetables.

Very nice Whippany. It looks like it's in good shape too for a wooden car.

It looks like folks have some great stuff.

 

Here's an NYO&W rulebook dated May 15, 1913:

  

Railroadiana......my other hobby. I collect anything used by the railroad including lanterns, signs, tools, lamps, signals, paper and other hardware.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NJCJOE, I am very impressed with your collection, especially the "WORCESTER" green & white sign on the garage/building. I live in Shrewsbury MA which is just outside of Worcester MA.. Nice score!

 

I have a few lanterns, spikes & date nails, and a traffic & walk light (which really isn't railroad related but is still cool).

 

Paul Goodness

NJCJOE:

 

Even though I own my own railroad depot (Bear Creek Junction), your FINE collection definitely makes you DA MAN! 

 

AWESOME!

Nice collection NJCJOE.

i can see i'm falling way behind!  all i have in my back yard is a darn pool...

Speaking of railroadiana.

 

Did anyone see the article in the Philadelphia Enquirer about the post office finally delivering a 1950 PRR Railroad Calender to the news paper in Scranton PA. Seems it was addressed to the editor who is deceased.

 

Only took them 62 years to deliver it. Guess the sender did not put the right amount of postage on the mailing tube.

I collect railroadiana relating to the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line and Southern Railway. My main interest is the ACL, and I have lanterns, over 100 public and employee timetables, rule books, menus, china and other miscellaneous paperwork. I have much of the same for the SAL and Southern as well. I use these items to develop railroad characters at the NC Transportation Museum to give guided tours or special programs. My latest character is a RPO clerk, complete with grip box and badge.

Here's the link to the news story about the PRR 1950 calendar finally being delivered: http://thetimes-tribune.com/ne...s-calendar-1.1422637

A paper collection related to the interurban era. I have about 100 CNS&M forms documents etc, along with a collection of interurban postcards, pamphlets, timetables, tickets etc. probably the rarest thing I have is a large format old Niles Car Co catalog..of available interurban designs. I also have a PRR owned \framed Griff Teller calendar scene..etc