American History & Hall of Fame Showcase, June 2024

Very Early pass. #157, issued 1898 toE A Hornbeck, National CIty & Otay RY Co.. Signed manager, tan card stock, Old English printing in blu wi...

#225, issued 1913 to F H Lord, Grand Trunk RY System Signed VP& Gen Mgr. tan card stock, Old English printing in blk. Co. title in center of ...

#116, issued 1911 to F W Thompson, Rock Island Lines. Signed VP& Gen Mgr. tan card stock, Old English printing in blk. Co. title in center of...

#346, issued 1889 to J D Amos Engineer Pacific Coast RY Co. Gen Supt., Brn card stock, brn underprint vignette of butterfly, flowers and ornate pat

#509, issued 1890 to E D Bennett Esq., Lebanon Springs RR, Gen Supt., Brn card stock, darkened underprint w/"1890" in white. Rand McNal...

Printing on this card is very light. #101, issued 1892 to F W Thompson, CRI&P RY. Gen Supt., Wht card stock, blu print company title top, blk...

#98, issued 1897 to E A Hornbeck , National CIty & Otay RY. W J Phillips MGR.., Blu card stock w/blu print, , Company name top center w/vigne...

#459, Special pass issued 1883 to W H Gatzmen, P&A Co. RY, F W Dunn Gen Supt., blu card stock, blu border and print, "!883" in gold un...

Lot of 3. #109 (yellow) 1914 to Oregon Short Line RR, #87 (wht)1918 to Southern Pacific signed W C Orem Pres/Gen. Mgr. Both have company logo upper

#A220, issued 1923 to C W Carpenter, Western pacific RR Co., signed Gen Mgr. , countersigned J E Lovejoy, yellow card stock, block lettering title to

#A205, issued to H Michelson, UBD&G RY Co. signed J E Blake pres., tan card stock, unk printer. Started operations as a short line RR n 1892 fr...

#A228, issued to Geo J Ainsworth Pres., Redondo RY Co. , UBD&G RY Co. signed J E Blake pres., tan card stock, unk printer. Started operations a...

#A48, issued to H P Aldrich, Atlantic and Pacific RY. signed J E Blake pres., tan card stock, unk printer. Started operations ias a short line RR n 1

#98 issued 1915 to J E Gorman, Between All Stations, CRI&P Ry, signed GM, yellow card stock, unk printer.Started as Santa Fe CentralRR of 1903 ...

1905 New Orleans & North Eastern Railroad Co./Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Co./Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Co. pass, hand sig...

1911 New Orleans, Texas & Mexico R R Co pass, hand signed by illegible vp.

1898 New York Central and Hudson River Railroad pass, hand signed by illegible president. New York

1915 New York Central Railroad pass, probable printed signature of A Hardin vp. New York

1865 New York Central R R Co. pass, hand signed by John L illegible director. Adhesive residue on verso, edges appear to be trimmed. Please inspect.

1893 New York, Central and Hudson River Rail Road Company pass, hand signed by illegible president. Lower left corner missing, please inspect. New Y

1901 The New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Co. pass, hand signed by M illegible president. Light adhesive residue and very light corner pap...

About 40 pieces of New Haven & Derby Railroad history, c1887-92. The lot includes; waybills, invoices, accounts payable, stockholder list, lette...

Lot of 2. #564 , issued 1904 (off wht card stock)and #166 (blue) issued 1907 to Mr. F W Thompson Chicago, signed by Gen. Mgr., both tan card stock,

#G47 issued 1906 to O D Baldwin, Sausalito Land & Ferry Co., signed GM, yellow cards stock, company logo upper left corner. Unk printer. Incorp...

Lot of 2. #117 , issued 1903 and #105 issued 1906 to Mr. F W Thompson Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RR and "Frisco System" signed b...

Lot of 3. #1908 issued 1908 signed Gen. Mgr. plain grn. card stock. #311 (yellow) 192 and #396 ( blue) 1914. Signed Gen. Mgr. Both have company logo

#78 employee time pass issued 1890 to Thos. Cox Missoula to Idaho BDY, All Stations until revoked signed L R Lothrop. Green card stock. Unk. printer.

Lot of 2. 1.#3 Issued 1904 Motive Power Dept. auth. locomotive engineers to allow G.E. McMullen to ride in the engine "All Stations" sig...

Unissued pass. dateline 192_, light brn w/ blk print, no vignette, blank-no writing . Incorp. 1903 Korbel, Humboldt County, Calif. The Northern Redw

#B172, issued 1908 to F W Thompson, SFRR Co. Signed W F Palmer Gen Mgr. , Blu card stock, blk print. Left side " Not Good On Suburban Trains Or...

Lot of 2. #126 issued 1910 to Mr. L L Eicholtz Illinois Central RR, signed Gen. Mgr. , yellow card stock, company logo upper left corner, unk. printe

#B172, issued 1911 to F W Thompson, Rock Island Lines Signed W F Palmer Gen Mgr. , Blu card stock, blk print. #B61, issued 1915 to T C Beck, SP,LA &...

1896 New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company pass, check mark for president. New York

1888 The New York, Chicago and St.Louis Railroad pass, hand signed by ? Williams general superintendent.

1866 New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway pass, hand signed by S??? Williams general manager.

1888 New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad pass, hand signed by S M Felton Jr 1st vp. Very light foxing.

1893 New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. pass, printed signature of E Allen, gen supt.

Lot of 2. #315, issued 1915, blue card stock, R J Le Clert Modesto & Empire Traction Co. between all stations. #1364, issued 1918, brn card ...

The printing on this is very light, but it is there. #47, issued 1908 to J B Robinson, Butte County RR. Signed by presi., blu card stock, Gold raise

#206, issued to W H Hurlburt Esq., C S RY, signed P P Shelby Supt., grn. card stock, grn. checkered underprint. Stamped on the back oblong stamp &...

#435 issued 1886 to Albert Allen , Syracuse, Ontario & New York RY., signed MGR, brn card stock, top under title "R Koehler Receiver"...

#221, issued 1906 to E A Hornbeck National City & Otay RY Co., signed A B Hammond pres. (also founder),countersigned by G W Fenwick, blu card...

#515, issued 1891 to B H Garland, Wah RR Co. Signed G W Hunt pres. and Gen. Mgr.. Beautifully designed pass on wht card stock. All in green print: G

#249, issued to J B Rhodes, annual pass, signed C J Smists Gen Mgr., brn card stock, title top center shadow block letters, "Operating Columbi...

#916, issued 1891 to Geo J Ainsworth Pres. Redondo RY Co., Rail and River Divisions. signed T E Cobb receiver, countersigned by Wm M Hoag, wht card s

#A1130 issued 1903 to F W Thompson, Frisco System, signed GM, tan card stock, reverse unreadable, unk printer. Multi lines pass. Ron Lerch Colle

#A4154 issued 1915 to W A Smith, Over All Divisions, Can Pac RY Co, signed pres , tan cards stock, handwritten style print title top center, Union Pac

#A723 issued 112 to L H Clar, Over All Divisions, Eureka Nevada RY, signed Pres. , tan cards stock, unk. printer. Incorp. 1897 operated until 1898 as

#2117 issued 1902 to F W Thompson, Chgo-Rock Island & Pac. RY, signed VP/GM, blu card stock, title vignette: "Oregon"shadow backing Sp...

#A620 issued to L L Eicholtz, ILL. Central RR, signed GM, tan card stock, title in handwritten style print, reverse “ Not Good on Overland Li

#A1547 issued 1913 to J E Gorman, Rock Island Lines, All Staions, signed J D Farrell pres., tan cards tock, handwritten style title, unk printer. Inco

#102 issued 1895 to Geo. J Ainsworth pres. Redondo RY CO. , signed C O Johnson Supt. purple on pass face/tan on reverse, unk printer. Oregon Improveme

#1210 issued 1913 to F W Thompson, Over Entire System, Rock Island Lines , signed VP. blu cards stock, handwriting print style title top center, rev

#98 issued 1913 to L E Valla, Southern Pac Co. signed GM. blu cards stock, handwriting print style title top center, reverse not readable, unk print

#291 issued 1893 to H O Collins, Complimentary, signed supt. crossed out "receiver" written in, Vignette title w/banners/marquees and l...

Unissued 1877 Painesville & Youngstown Railroad pass. Ohio

#543 issued 1911 to S C Milbourne, UPRR, signed VP, blu card stock, “1911” blk underprint, unk printer. Incorp 1906 Utah running fro

1906 Pecos Valley Lines pass, All Stations T F A, C R I & G Ry. Hand signed by illegible vp. Adhesive residue on verso corners, with some light ...

#69 issued to J M Davis, Over Entire System, So Pac Co, signed GM, tan card stock, title handwritten style print, year and pass # in red print, unk.

1877 Pennsylvania Company Employe's(sic) Time Pass, probable printed signature WM A Bu illegible manager. Pennsylvania

1894 and 1895 Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh passes. 1894 hand signed by illegible general superintendent, 1895 hand signed by James M illegibl

Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh passes, 1911-18. Various hand signed GM's. See photo. Pennsylvania

This 1864 Pennsylvania Rail Road Co pass is one of the oldest passes in this collection. Hand signed by illegible vp. Slight residue in upper left cor

This 1859 Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. annual ticket is the oldest pass in this collection. We have seen at least 15 different variants of the Pennsylva

1895 Pennsylvania Railroad Co. United R. Rds. of New Jersey Division, signed by J Wolcott Jackson general superintendent. New Jersey

1899 Pennsylvania Railroad Co. pass, not good on Pennsylvania Limited Express pass, probable printed signature S M Prevost. Pennsylvania

1899 Pennsylvania Railroad Co./over the Philada. & Erie R R Div. and Northern Central Ry pass, hand signed by G W Creighton general superintende...

1895 Pennsylvania Railroad Division, within the State of Pennsylvania pass, printed signature by Frank Thomsen first vice president. Pennsylvania

1899 Pennsylvania Railroad Co Pass/ C T Witherow and Wife, Motive Power Clerk, hand signed by illegible general superintendent. Pennsylvania

1888 Pennsylvania Railroad Divn., Good only in State of Pennsylvania pass, hand signed by illegible vice president. Pennsylvania

1883 Pennsylvania Railroad United Railways of New Jersey Division pass, hand signed by illegible general superintendent. Some paper loss on upper fron

1888 Pennsylvania Railroad, United Railroads of N J Division pass, probable printed signature by illegible GM. New Jersey

1904 Pennsylvania Railroad Co/Penna RR, Phila & Erie RR & B & AV Divs/Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington RR/Northern Central Railw...

1889 Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad Division pass, hand signed by Frank Thomsen first vice president. Pennsylvania

1908 Peoria & Pekin Union Railway pass, hand signed by illegible president.

1878 Peoria & Springfield Railroad pass, hand signed by illegible receiver. Some foxing and ink marks, please inspect. Illinois

1894 Philadelphia and Reading RR pass, hand signed by illegible president. Pennsylvania

1882 Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company exchange pass, probable hand signed by W C illegible GM. Pennsylvania

1900 Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR Co. pass, hand signed by illegible vp. Light residue on verso. Pennsylvania

1905 Portland and Rumford Falls Railway/Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y Co pass, hand signed by Hugh J Chisholm president.

Very ornate and rare. 1892, #597 issued to Mr. J B Rhodes B.L. & C RR ( Boston, Lowell & Concord). signed T S Bullock pres. yellow card st...

Very ornate pass. 1890, #555 issued to Mr. G W Prescott Southern Calif Railway Co. signed T S Bullock pres. tan card stock, lower left corner 1890 w

#A30 issued 1923 to C W Carpenter WP RR Co, signed F S Murphy pres., countersigned W Y Stoddard, tan cards stock, unk printer. Formed in 1917 by the

#A114 issued 1926 to C W Carpenter WP RR Co, signed F S Murphy pres., tan cards stock, unk printer. Formed in 1917 by the Quincy Lumber Co. from the

A collection of 32 vintage postcards of trains and railroads, mostly from the U.S., c1980-12. Includes 4 RPCs. Please see photo(s) for more details. R

Railroad date nails from the 1920s to 1952. A date nail is a nail with the date stamped in its head. For example, a nail with a "41" is fr...

Railroad ephemera from various companies, like The Pennsylvania Railroad, Union Pacific, The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling, Cincinnati, Dayton &...

Very Rare 1903, #72 issued to Mr. A M Beal, Gil Valley G& N Ry Co. signed VP., blue card stock, vignette 4-4-0 pullman @ depot w/passengers top...

This "Reading Lines/ R Co.'' button is 7/8 in. (.875) in diameter with a rope border and shank loop. C. 1860's-1870's. Please s...

1894 Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company pass, printed signature of E J D Myers president.

Very Rare. Incorp. 1897 New York. 1905, #B132 issued to Mr. J Fred Johnson, between all stations, signed W C Greene pres. , grey card stock, company

1921, #63 issued to MR. T C Peck Los Angeles & Salt Lake RR signed Ron Emery pres. , blue card stock, unk. printer. Created in 1919, four years ...

RR Cut Devil Spike Driver Sledge Hammer Maul. Pretty much a do-all tool for track laying or removal. This is just the five pound head of the tool. You

#56 issued 1897 to J B Robinson, SP Co, signed C P Gilbert GM, tan card stock, unk printer. Formed 1895 as a consolidation of the Central Street RY s

Lot of 2. Both issued to C W Carpenter, WPRR, over entire system, signed Gen Mgr. #448, issued 1921 and #626 issued 1922. blu and green card sto

Lot of 2. Both issued to C W Carpenter, WPRR. Signed Gen Mgr. Green card stock. #832 issued 1926 and #670 issued 1927. Unk printer. Ron Lerch

Lot of two items related to early Sacramento and San Francisco history. A) Framed bond certificate from the Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad

1879 Saint Louis, Alton & Terre Haute RR, Cairo Short Line pass. Hand signed by Geo M Packer? GM. Illinois

Lot of 2. Both on wht. card stock, company logo in upper left corner, company name top center. "Not good on Los Angeles Limited trains 7&...

#107 issues 1917 to T H Perleywits, Over Entire Line, Bingham & Garfield Ry Co., signed JOseph Nelson pres. , tan cards stock, Title top in orn...