Rail & Road Auctions is proud to present a great two day auction to kick off the second half of 2025. This auction focuses very heavily on high end Western railroadiana, but there are plenty of quality items from all across the country in the 650 lot catalog.
The Thursday session presents a broad cross-section of railroadiana with representation in categories such as lanterns, locks, and passes. A large group of 19th- and 20th-century passes is included, with both individual and grouped lots representing a wide range of railroads. Additional material includes early tickets and timetables, Pullman and Budd-related documents, and several builders plates. This session primarily features items from Eastern and Midwestern carriers and includes both hardware and paper-based material suitable for collectors focused on equipment history, operational documents, and signaling.
Highlighted lots from Thursday include:
- Lot 5100: Railway Express Agency Tin Lithograph Advertising Sign
- Lot 5329: Pair of Texas and Pacific Railway Cast Iron Equipment Trust Plates
- Lot 5120: Hundreds of Pieces of Passenger Car Hardware
- Lot 5233: Northern Pacific Railroad Montana Rockies Advertising Poster
- Lot 5193: Twenty-Nine New York Central Railroad Employee Timetables
- Lot 5255: New Jersey Southern Railroad Annual Passes
- Lot 5279: Philadelphia & Atlantic City Railway Annual Passes
- Lot 5289: Pennsylvania Railroad Annual Exchange Passes
- Lot 5259: New York and Erie Railroad 1853 Monthly Passes
- Lot 5052: Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Train Bulletin Chalkboard
Friday’s session includes a concentration of signage, builders plates, and railroad hardware with a particular focus on Western railroading. The builders plate category includes both steam and diesel examples. The sign featured in this auction are among some of the finest offered by Rail & Road to date. This includes a number of porcelain, enamel, and painted metal signs from passenger services, depots, and railroad facilities. Lanterns and locks continue into Friday, accompanied by material from the South Shore Line, as well as club car equipment, railroad china and silver, and additional items from the Pullman and Budd archives.Â
Highlighted lots from Friday include:
- Lot 5650: Santa Fe Scout Porcelain Sign – Seven Color SSP
- Lot 5500A: Santa Fe Texas Chief Drumhead Glass in Custom Wooden Case
- Lot 5597: Richmond Santa Fe Railway #782 2-8-0 Locomotive Builders Plate
- Lot 5670: Santa Fe El Capitan Navajo Sand Art Passenger Car Panel
- Lot 5640: Southern Pacific Diesel Locomotive Stainless Steel Nose Plate
- Lot 5639: Santa Fe #962 2-10-2 Builders Plate from San Bernardino Shops
- Lot 5630: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway West Canyon Diablo Sign
- Lot 5577: El Capitan Dining Car Zuni Figure Interior Trim
- Lot 5667: New York Central Railroad Club Car Smoking Stand
- Lot 5643: Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Club Car Smoking Stand
Lot 5633: Southern Pacific #1175 0-6-0 Builders Plate by ALCO/Brooks
