Premier Railroadiana Sale - August 2026

Updated August 18, 2026

What's in this auction

357 lots, mostly antiques & furniture (32), pottery, china & glass (23), fine art & prints (7), jewelry & watches (5). 357 lots have photos and 357 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $20–$1,500 across 357 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.

Highest-estimated lots

• A trolley cash fare / train ticket counter from Capital Transit, Washington D.C. Believed to be an — est. $600–$1,500
• Three peices of English railway tower signal indicators. Includes Tyer & Co down and distant — est. $800–$1,200
• Double-sided porcelain (DSP) Western Union Telegraph and Cable flange sign. No manufacturer markings — est. $300–$800
• Adams and Westlake Non-Sweating Railroad Switch Lamp electrified with a standard bulb and wires — est. $500–$750
• Missouri Pacific Lines State Capitols-Service also known as the Diesel Service Plate measures 10 — est. $550–$750

From the auction house

Day Two of our August 2026 Premier Railroadiana Auction features more than 350 additional lots showcasing locomotive hardware, porcelain signs, railroad art, and many of the premier display pieces in the sale. Pennsylvania Railroad collectors will find exceptional offerings highlighted by Baldwin Locomotive Works builders plates from PRR I1s Mikado No. 1982 and PRR M1 Mountain No. 6818. Steam enthusiasts will also appreciate the CB&Q No. 115 locomotive number plate. Additional highlights include a Nathan K5H AirChime locomotive horn removed from a Norfolk Southern GE locomotive, a beautifully preserved brass locomotive bell with cradle, restored Pyle locomotive classification lamps, a 36-inch Railway Express Agency porcelain sign, a double-sided Western Union Telegraph porcelain flange sign, a Chicago & North Western railroad club smoking stand, and a National Ticket Case Company depot ticket cabinet. Lantern collectors will find outstanding opportunities with a New York Central & Hudson River brass-top bell-bottom lantern, a rare Louisville & Atlantic etched globe lantern, and a Boston & Albany brass-top lantern. Collectors of railroad art can bid on an exceptional group of original paintings by noted transportation artist Tony Fachet. This auction also marks the final offering of original Budd Company archive drawings, concluding an extraordinary series documenting one of America's most influential passenger car builders. Whether your interests include steam-era hardware, lanterns, porcelain signs, railroad art, or historical railroad artifacts, Day Two offers an exceptional selection of fresh-to-market material from railroads across North America. Full catalog and bidding: view on liveauctioneers .

In this auction (357 lots)

Categories: Antiques & Furniture (32) · Pottery, China & Glass (23) · Fine Art & Prints (7) · Jewelry & Watches (5) · Vehicles & Automotive (3) · Vinyl Records & Music (2)

• Lot 7351 — Adams and Westlake switch lamp converted to 12V electric with LED light and wires. The body has been
• Lot 7352 — Hanging Calendar measuring 12 3/4" x 19". Features the Missouri Pacific Eagle engine number 6615.
• Lot 7353 — Adams and Westlake Non-Sweating Switch Lamp converted to 12V electric with LED light and an over 12
• Lot 7354 — Lantern has been recently repainted silver, and aside from three holes in the bell bottom, presents
• Lot 7355 — Adams and Westlake Non-Sweating Railroad Switch Lamp electrified with a standard bulb and wires
• Lot 7356 — Missouri Pacific Lines State Capitols-Service also known as the Diesel Service Plate measures 10
• Lot 7357 — Adams and Westlake Non-Sweating Railroad Switch Lamp electrified with a standard bulb and wires
• Lot 7358 — Single Union Switch & Signal PL style lamp. Good amber lens with diffuser installed. No hood.
• Lot 7359 — Adams and Westlake Non-Sweating Semaphore Lamp with U.P. embossed on the shoulder and manufacturer's
• Lot 7360 — Two hardbound books containing Wilmington and Weldon Railroad's 1884 and 1889 annual reports. The
• Lot 7361 — Adams and Westlake semaphore lamp with O.S.L. embossed on the shoulder. Lamp has been converted to
• Lot 7362 — Hanging Calendar measuring 12 1/2" x 19". Features the Missouri Pacific passenger train the
• Lot 7363 — Includes a roughly 7 1/2" x 4" x 10" hand lantern back stamped Delta Electric Co. Marion Indiana,
• Lot 7364 — The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. / American Telephone & Telegraph Co. sign for a
• Lot 7365 — Adams and Westlake non-sweating fork mount switch lamp that has been converted into 12V electric
• Lot 7366 — Full conductor's uniform with the jacket decorated with four large brass ERIE buttons. The cap is a
• Lot 7367 — A pair of metal sanding scoops each marked U.P. and both measuring roughly 5" in diameter and 12
• Lot 7368 — Seaboard System Railroad aluminum sign measuring 29" x 20". Likely a maintenance or other office
• Lot 7369 — A nickel Brakeman cap badge for the Santa Fe Railway, stamped with the Santa Fe logo, showing light
• Lot 7370 — 18" diameter porcelain STOP sign with a short 5 1/2" handle. Sign has mild porcelain chipping
• Lot 7371 — Forty pages of motor car performance sheets dated 1935-1942 stored in a three ring paper folder that
• Lot 7372 — R.R. Signal Lamp & Lantern Co. lantern with DL&W RR embossed on the shoulder. Frame has
• Lot 7373 — A Fairmont Railway Motors Track Motor Cars Catalog dated 1942 and addressed to Mr. Pete Hedgpeth,
• Lot 7374 — Dietz XLCR lantern with a latest patent date of Dec. 13 '10. Lantern has been recently repainted
• Lot 7375 — Includes a Centralized Traffic Control Manual for the Union Pacific Railroad dated 1944 and has
• Lot 7376 — 5 9/16" tall flashed red globe with no casting or etching on it. 3/8" extended base, one small chip
• Lot 7377 — A brass Station Master uniform cap badge measuring 3 5/16" and showing light scratches and light
• Lot 7378 — Handlan-Buck "The Handlan" lantern with Mo Pac embossed on the bell bottom. Lantern has been
• Lot 7379 — Group of 14 telephone directory booklets for the Union Pacific Railroad. Dates include 1940, 1942,
• Lot 7380 — Single Union Switch & Signal PL-1 lamp. Still retains Pennsylvania style glass conical outer
• Lot 7381 — A 7 1/2" tall 32 ounce French style coffee pot, bottom stamped International Silver Co. Silver
• Lot 7382 — Railroad cast iron pinnacle / finial. Measures 5 3/4" in diameter and 23" tall. Casting number is
• Lot 7383 — A 10" tall coffee pot, bottom stamped U.P.R.R. International Silver Co. 112015048 dated 1973.
• Lot 7384 — R.R. Signal Lamp & Lantern Co. lantern with CVRR embossed on the shoulder. Lantern has been
• Lot 7385 — Four pieces of dining car silver for the Western Pacific Railroad, all bottom stamped Western
• Lot 7386 — Approximately 600 bars of new old stock Pullman soap in what appears to be original master cartons.
• Lot 7387 — A 7" long gravy boat for the Southern Railway in the Peach Blossom pattern side marked with the
• Lot 7388 — Jacket made by Becker Uniforms decorated with three large brass L&N buttons and four smaller
• Lot 7389 — Two pieces of dining car china for the Southern Railway, both in the Peach Blossom pattern and both
• Lot 7390 — This is one of those operator manuals that you just never see. 100+ page manual issued in July of
• Lot 7391 — A 4 1/4" diameter sugar bowl with lid, bottom marked Incaware Shenango China New Castle, PA, U.P.R.R
• Lot 7392 — Service manual dated October 1969 for the famed Union Pacific Centennial DD40X diesel locomotives.
• Lot 7393 — A 5 7/8" diameter by 3 1/8" tall china pedestal compote in the Regent pattern for Louisville and
• Lot 7394 — Two brass peanut whistles, each mounted its own wooden base for display. The 6 1/8" tall whistle
• Lot 7395 — A 2 1/2" tall by 3 7/8" diameter ice cream or sherbet cup for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
• Lot 7396 — Armspear lantern with an etched globe reading PPC CO. Lantern is not embossed on the shoulder and
• Lot 7397 — Includes a 2 1/2" diameter by 2 1/4" tall demi cup bottom marked Old Ivory Syracuse China O.P.CO.
• Lot 7398 — A 8 3/4" by 5 1/4" by 1" original pencil case with the 20th Century Limited's Dreyfuss Hudson
• Lot 7399 — A single pedestal china egg cup for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in the Regent pattern and
• Lot 7400 — Monon railroad cast iron alligator match safe. This is an original casting and not one of the
• Lot 7401 — A 3 3/8" diameter butter pat for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in the Regent pattern, bottom
• Lot 7402 — Pair of Railway Express Agency Baggage Cart End signs. The signs measure 11" x 11" diamond or 8" x
• Lot 7403 — Louisville and Nashville Railroad Silver Glass Water Carafe A large glass water carafe or coffee pot
• Lot 7404 — Cast iron gauge with brass trim ring measuring roughly 5 3/8" in diameter and with Union Pacific on
• Lot 7405 — A 16 ounce sugar bowl with lid, bottom stamped 708 Smith Silver Co. Silver Soldered, side marked
• Lot 7406 — Bell bottom Adlake Reliable with K&M RR embossed on the shoulder. Latest patent date on the
• Lot 7407 — Reed and Barton Silver Soldered Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway double handled sugar
• Lot 7408 — Includes three pairs of marker lamp only brackets, a pair of dual flag holder / marker lamp
• Lot 7409 — A 3 3/4" tall mustard pot with glass insert and decorative handle, sides, and lid. Bottom stamped
• Lot 7410 — Cast iron triangle flanger sign from the Pennsylvania. Measures 17 1/2" across and has a 2" round
• Lot 7411 — Ten pieces of dining car silver flatware for the Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, all
• Lot 7412 — Measures 12" by 6". Small spots of porcelain damage along the edge and spots of rust stain on the
• Lot 7413 — Around 246 postcards from various railroads with scenic backgrounds, locomotives, depots, and more.
• Lot 7414 — Flange sign with dueling tobacco advertisements, measures 10 1/2" by 17 1/2" with a 1 3/8" flange.
• Lot 7415 — Three pieces of dining car china for the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Includes a 3 7/8" diameter
• Lot 7416 — A set of five and one brass wall sconces. The set of five each measure about 7 1/2" long and each
• Lot 7417 — A 3 1/8" tall mustard pot for the Queen and Crescent Route Railroad, side stamped with the Q&C
• Lot 7417A — Tony Fachet original painting featuring Erie Lackawanna freight locomotive passing a Baltimore and
• Lot 7418 — F.O. Dewey & Sons brass top bell bottom lantern with B&M RR embossed on the shoulder.
• Lot 7419 — Two pieces of dining car silver for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Includes a 2 1/2" tall creamer, side
• Lot 7420 — Heart shaped lock with MK&T RY cast in a panel on the front. Lock has been painted tan, but is
• Lot 7421 — Three pieces of dining car silver for the Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. Includes a
• Lot 7422 — 18" diameter reflective sign with Missouri Pacific Lines on the front. Moderate wear to the right
• Lot 7423 — A silver soldered mustard pot for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, bottom stamped L&N 14
• Lot 7424 — Adams & Westlake Adlake Reliable lantern with B&O RR embossed on the shoulder. Lantern has
• Lot 7425 — Includes a silver teapot with hinged lid, side marked with L&N box logo, bottom stamped
• Lot 7426 — Each sign measures 8" by 8" square in single sided porcelain. Both signs have some mild porcelain
• Lot 7427 — Ten pieces of dining car silver for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, all stamped L&N, and
• Lot 7428 — Box measures roughly 20" by 18" by 10" and retains much of its faded yellow paint. Box has one side
• Lot 7429 — Twelve pieces of dining car silver for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, all in the Cromwell
• Lot 7430 — R.R. Signal Lamp & Lantern Co. lantern with B&A RR embossed on the shoulder. Brass top a
• Lot 7431 — One 1887 pass number 992 for the Milwaukee & Northern Railroad, issued to F.C. Donald, General
• Lot 7432 — Three Switzerland and Spain Railway Advertising Travel Posters A group of three posters for
• Lot 7433 — One 1890 annual pass number 2088 for the Michigan Central Railroad, issued to F.C. Donald, General
• Lot 7434 — A large 10" tall coffee pot for the Texas and Pacific Railroad, etched with The Eagle logo on the
• Lot 7435 — An 1895 United States Express Company complementary personal package transportation pass, numbered
• Lot 7436 — 19 1/2" tall by 11" diameter milk can with a tag marked Tri-State Butter Co. L&NKC. Mr. J.C.
• Lot 7437 — An 1888 annual pass for the Cornwall Railroad, numbered 938, issued to F.C. Donald, G.P.A for the
• Lot 7438 — Presentation lantern stamped with C.T. Ham Mfg. Co. and 3 on the bottom. Body shows moderate
• Lot 7439 — An 1890 annual pass for the New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad, numbered 1251, issued to
• Lot 7440 — Measures 12" by 6". Green felt circles have been glued to the back at the bottom corners, with
• Lot 7441 — An 1895 annual pass for Pullman's Palace Car Co., numbered A1945, issued to J.T. Tait, and signed by
• Lot 7442 — Adams & Westlake "The Adams" lantern with UNION PACIFIC embossed on the shoulder. Latest patent
• Lot 7443 — An 1891 annual pass for the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway, also called "The Fishing Line". Pass
• Lot 7444 — 6 1/2" by 2 3/4" cast brass plate reading GP-30. Mild wear and residual black paint on the front,
• Lot 7445 — An 1881 annual pass for the Painesville & Youngstown Railway, numbered 854, issued to John D.
• Lot 7446 — Brass top bell bottom lantern with FITCHBURG embossed on the shoulder. Frame has mild rust and a
• Lot 7447 — An 1887 annual pass for the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway, numbered 961, issued to
• Lot 7448 — Unmarked brass single chime whistle with release valve and large acorn top nut. Inlet is 1".
• Lot 7449 — A Middlesborough Coal Company 1903 annual pass, numbered 824, issued to Douglass, signed by Tipton,
• Lot 7450 — Heart shaped brass lock with TSTL&W RR stamped on one side of the shackle and E. T. Fraim Pat
• Lot 7450A — A wonderfully heavy brass reproduction of a Union Pacific number shield off of Big Boy 4-8-8-4
• Lot 7451 — An 1891 annual pass for the West Shore Railroad, which was leased by the New York Central and Hudson
• Lot 7452 — Adlake diver's helmet style marker lamp with UP RR stamped on the top. Equipped with three green
• Lot 7453 — One pass for the Toledo & Ohio Central and Kanawha & Michigan Railways dated 1896, numbered
• Lot 7454 — Step box with C&O embossed on one side and a Morton Manufacturing tag on the other. Measures
• Lot 7455 — An 1889 annual pass for the Central Vermont Railroad, not numbered, issued to F.C. Donald, G.P.A.
• Lot 7456 — Pullman brass overhead ceiling light fixture. The fixture has its original milk glass diffuser,
• Lot 7457 — Repainted / restored body, original wooden handle and mirror. Some hardware may be replacement.
• Lot 7458 — The complete timetable from January 1896 for the Queen and Crescent Route. Has about 15 pages of
• Lot 7459 — Nicely restored Bosun chair assumed to be from the Union Pacific signal department. All the metal
• Lot 7460 — 6 3/8" by 2 7/8" cast brass plate reading GP-7. Mild pitting and residual black paint on the front.
• Lot 7461 — An 1888 annual pass for the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska and leased lines,
• Lot 7461A — Tony Fachet original oil on canvas board painting featuring Rio Grande's F9A engine number 5771 in a
• Lot 7462 — A size 7 1/4 cap made by the Natow Uniform Corp. decorated with a Railway Express Agency cap badge
• Lot 7463 — Two annual passes for the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad. Includes an 1890 pass numbered
• Lot 7464 — Measures 8 3/4" by 12 1/2" by 7 1/2". Door is marked Southern Express Co. Brockton, Ala. Inside
• Lot 7465 — Metal wax sealer reading Southern Ex. Co. Brockton, Ala. 4380. Mild white stain / tarnish around
• Lot 7466 — 24" by 10" aluminum Railway Express Agency sign for piggyback trailers. Sign is numbered RLNZ 706367
• Lot 7467 — An 1890 annual pass for the Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis "Air Line" Consolidated Railroad
• Lot 7468 — Adams & Westlake wall lamp that has been electrified. Lamp is nearly complete, only missing its
• Lot 7469 — An 1893 annual pass for the Indianapolis, Decatur & Western Railway, numbered 1101, issued to
• Lot 7470 — Double sided porcelain flange sign from the Bell System Public Telephone. Sign measures 11" square
• Lot 7471 — An 1883 annual pass for the Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad, numbered 660, issued to W.F.
• Lot 7472 — Seven decorative frosted glass light shades from Pullman cars. Each measures roughly 4 1/8" tall by
• Lot 7473 — An 1869 annual pass for the Vermont Central and Vermont & Canada Railroads. Pass is numbered
• Lot 7474 — An unmarked presentation lantern with a red etched NYCS globe, and an older design tin lantern. The
• Lot 7475 — This is a Legislative Passenger Pass from 1890 for the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company. This
• Lot 7476 — Alco/General Electric 2000 RO Operating Manual for the 2000 HP Road Locomotives also known as the
• Lot 7477 — This is an 1871 annual pass for the Boston & Maine Railroad, issued to R. Anderson, signed by
• Lot 7478 — 1940s painting diagram for a DL-109 for Santa Fe on vellum. Measures 10 3/4" by 47 1/4". Really
• Lot 7479 — An 1898 annual pass for the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Pass is numbered 3051, issued to E.S.
• Lot 7480 — 1950 manual for Lehigh Valley's locomotives, road numbers 140 to 147, by Baldwin. Mild wear to the
• Lot 7481 — This is an 1882 complementary annual pass from the Fall Brook Coal Company, numbered C16, issued to
• Lot 7482 — Dated 6-15-42. Handwritten notes mark this manual as for road numbers 752, 753, and 754. Mild
• Lot 7483 — This is an 1883 complementary annual pass from the Fall Brook Coal Company, numbered C39, issued to
• Lot 7484 — Neat transition piece from GM, manual covers SW 8 and 9 as well as TR 5 and 6, and has the GMD logo
• Lot 7485 — This is an 1884 complementary annual pass from the Fall Brook Coal Company, numbered 46, issued to
• Lot 7486 — Three brass railroad locks from down South: a L&N pancake lock, a heart-shaped L&N RR lock
• Lot 7487 — An 1871 annual pass for the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Railroad, numbered 190, issued to A.B.
• Lot 7488 — A W. Bohannan and an Adams & Westlake lock, each marked for the Lake Shore & Michigan
• Lot 7489 — Includes a Legislative Ticket for the Northern Central Railway good from December 10th, 1869, until
• Lot 7490 — Cast iron Pennsylvania I1SA plate from 2-10-0 steam locomotive #1292. Plate measures 16 3/4" in
• Lot 7491 — An 1871 annual pass for the Cincinnati, Sandusky, and Cleveland Railroad, numbered 448, issued to
• Lot 7492 — Richie and Son brass heart shaped lock stamped with H & BT RR on the front panel, along with an
• Lot 7493 — An 1870 annual pass for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, numbered 025, issued to Peter White,
• Lot 7494 — A brass heart shaped lock with a pebbled background stamped J.H.W. Climax Co. on one side of the
• Lot 7495 — This is an 1885 annual ticket for the Lebanon Springs Railroad. This pass is stamped number 13,
• Lot 7496 — Three brass locks: a Fraim with Erie RR cast in a panel down the front, a T. Slaight with E RR
• Lot 7497 — An 1872 annual pass for the New York, Providence & Boston Railroad, issued to T.J. Charlesworth,
• … and 207 more lots

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