Welcome to Rail & Road
Rail & Road Auction House is the Midwest’s only dedicated home for transportation memorabilia. We sell choice pieces relating to railroad, automotive, nautical, and aviation history, including original art and memorabilia.
Give yourself a chance to own a piece of history, as we combine multiple live and online sales methods to allow you a variety of purchasing options. If you are a seller, you can rest assured that we will value your collection during the auction process with more than just dollar signs. As collectors ourselves, we know that each piece in a collection has unique personal importance that cannot be priced.
Collectors and consigners alike choose Rail & Road, not just because of our intimate knowledge and care for this niche genre, but because of the trust the transportation enthusiast community has instilled in us from of our integrity and passion.
Transportation Collectibles Wanted!
Rail & Road is seeking Midwestern transportation related collections for upcoming auctions. This can included Automotive, Aviation, Nautical, and more for a Spring 2024 sale. If you’re looking for an auction company that will take the time and effort that your specialized collection deserves, please contact us.
Dear Derek,I Can’t tell you how pleased I was with your online catalogue. The detailed cataloguing, the multiple images, the expertise brought out, all of it. I was really, really impressed. Well done to you and your team. Thank you very much indeed. My late uncle would have been proud. And of course I’m delighted with our results today!
Rail and Road did a great job. Beyond my expectations as a seller of railroadiana. I will definitely…DEFINITELY use them again. Great service, grouped items well, researched them and displayed everything well on the website. Heck, they knew more about my items than I did. Thank you Rail & Road! – J.S. Rail & Road Consignor
“I had come by a rather large, but eclectic collection of railroadiana that needed to be sorted and moved into the hands of collectors who would preserve the vibrant history of the American Railroad better than watching the pieces decay in a box under the stairs. I tried several of the larger auction houses and I never even got a reply. Then I found Derek Thomas at Rail and Road Auctions and Derek got right back to me. We worked together to understand the collection and when I shipped it to him, he took it from there. I was extremely grateful for all the work Derek did from additional research, meticulous cataloging, shipping, and care of very fragile and complex pieces. I can’t thank Derek enough at Rail and Road Auction for helping us. I will certainly work with them in the future.”
I deal with auction houses around the world, and I can testify that you do absolutely everything you say you will do. But, more than that, I myself am a fantastic researcher, and when I saw your in depth write-ups about my consignments, I knew I was with a true market expert. The great monetary results are of course a result of your expertise. Please, accept my gratitude for an educational treat !
Derek, Thank you so much for handling the auction of my deceased father’s model railroad collection through Stout Auctions, as well as the many steam engine art prints, books and memorabilia through Rail & Road Auctions. Your knowledge of that particular aspect of the hobby/collectors market and expertise in creating attractive lots brought my father’s estate much more than our family would have ever expected. My father would have been thrilled to know that his collection was worth that much in dollars, yet no dollar amount would ever match his love for the hobby, and his passion for restoring steam engines!
Much thanks to you, and please express our thanks to all involved! I can’t imagine the amount of man hours that were put in towards the endeavor.
I’m so grateful that we hooked up with you…you did a great service to my father’s estate, and to us! – C.W. August 30, 2021
I had never participated in an auction before, so I was genuinely concerned about how this would work. I found Mr. Thomas quite easy to work with. The auction was a success and my share of the proceeds was forward to me within four weeks.
I look forward to participating in more auctions at Rail & Road.
Robert L. Hunt
I have worked with Derek on many projects over the years. He is wonderful to work with and a great brain stormer. I find Derek to be an honest, hard working person. He always contributes many great ideas to our projects. I look forward to many more collaborations with Derek and Rail & Road.
