January 2026 Railroadiana - Day 1

Live auction by Rail & Road Auctions

Starts Jan 8, 2026 10:00 AM EST

Railroadiana Live Online Auction – January 8, 2026 | Day 1 Rail & Road Auctions is pleased to present a Live Online Railroadiana Auction, taking place Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern. This sale represents Part 1 of a multi-auction offering from the Edward Egan Collection, with the majority of the china and silver in Day 1 drawn directly from his long-held collection. The auction features a deep and well-balanced selection of authentic railroad dining service, uniform hardware, and railroad “smalls,” representing a wide cross-section of American railroading. The foundation of this catalog rests in its railroad dining service, with an extensive selection of railroad silver by Gorham, International Silver, Reed & Barton, and other respected makers from the Edward Egan Collection. Highlights include a Gorham Delaware & Hudson Railroad water pitcher, multiple Pennsylvania Railroad silver service pieces, a Union Pacific “Challenger” silver tray, and additional examples from the Great Northern, Seaboard, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, and Western Pacific railroads. Together, these pieces reflect the functional craftsmanship and presentation standards of mid-20th-century passenger service. Equally strong is the offering of railroad china, anchored by substantial groupings from the Pennsylvania Railroad, Union Pacific, Chicago Burlington & Quincy, Baltimore & Ohio, Norfolk & Western, Santa Fe, Southern Railway, Louisville & Nashville, Soo Line, and Western Pacific. The catalog includes both multi-piece place settings and individual service wares, including CB&Q “Aristocrat” pattern examples, Norfolk & Western yellow band service, Santa Fe Griffon pattern, and Southern Railway Peach Blossom china. These lots provide opportunities for both pattern builders and collectors seeking representative display pieces from well-documented railroad services. Beyond dining service, the sale includes a broad assortment of uniform hardware, cap badges, service insignia, and corporate seals, along with additional railroad smalls that document the operational and public-facing side of railroad service. Conductor and porter badges, operational accessories, and related material appear throughout the catalog, offering a wide range of collecting entry points alongside the higher-value dining service material. Day 1 Featured Highlights (Top 10 by Estimate) Lot 1727 – Gorham Silver Delaware & Hudson Railroad Water Pitcher Lot 1637 – Eleven Pieces of Pennsylvania Railroad China Lot 1673 – Reed & Barton Union Pacific Railroad Silver Water Pitcher Lot 1625 – Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad “Aristocrat” China Lot 1679 – Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad “Aristocrat” China Lot 1787 – Union Pacific Railroad “The Challenger” Silver Tray Lot 1747 – Five Pieces of Soo Line Railroad “Logan” China Lot 1684 – Louisville & Nashville Railroad Corporate Seal Lot 1629 – Twelve Pieces of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad China Lot 1697 – International Silver Seaboard Railroad 5-Pint Water Pitcher

Lots

#1500 • Michigan Central Railroad Brakeman Cap Badge (High bid $60.00)
#1501 • International Silver Co. Pennsylvania Railroad Menu Holder (High bid $130.00)
#1502 • Toledo & Indiana Railroad Co. Conductor Cap Badge, Number Badge and Number Pin (High bid $60.00)
#1503 • Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Car Silver Coffee Pot and Cream Pitcher (High bid $90.00)
#1504 • Pennsylvania Railroad Porter Cap Badges (High bid $150.00)
#1505 • Pair of Pennsylvania Railroad Tureens w/ Lids and Under Liner Tray (High bid $100.00)
#1506 • Three Pennsylvania Employee Photo Pins - Juniata Shops (High bid $110.00)
#1507 • Reed & Barton Pennsylvania Railroad Coffee Pot and Large Sugar Bowl w/ Lid (High bid $110.00)
#1508 • Six Penn Central Railroad Cap Badges - Conductor, Station Master, Trainman, Attendant (High bid $180.00)
#1509 • Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Turkey Claw Sugar Tongs and Mustard Spoon (High bid $110.00)
#1510 • Trio of Pennsylvania Railroad Grif Teller Wall Calendars - 1939, 1940, and 1941 (High bid $55.00)
#1511 • Twelve Pieces of Pullman Railroad and Unmarked Indian Tree China Plates, Butter Pats, Handled Creamer, and More (High bid $300.00)
#1512 • Four Pennsylvania Railroad Wall Calendars - 1938, 1944, 1947, and 1954 (High bid $50.00)
#1513 • Five Pullman Railroad China Indian Tree No Handle Creamers (High bid $100.00)
#1514 • Five Pennsylvania Railroad Grif Teller Wall Calendars - 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, and 1980 (High bid $70.00)
#1515 • Four Pieces of Railroad China - New York, New Haven & Hartford Indian Tree Grill Plate, Santa Fe California Poppy Cup & Saucer (High bid $80.00)
#1516 • Framed Pennsylvania Railroad 1943 "Serving The Nation" Wall Calendar Top (High bid $110.00)
#1517 • Baltimore & Ohio Railroad China Centenary Teapot, Covered Sugar Bowl, and Silver Demitasse Spoons (High bid $70.00)
#1518 • 1923 Erie Railroad Educational Maps (High bid $40.00)
#1519 • Three Pieces of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad China Centenary Oval Bread Dish, Cream Pitcher, and Plate (High bid $80.00)
#1520 • Seven Railroad Uniform Badges - Conductor, Bridgeman, Ticket Agent, Brakeman, Trainman (High bid $190.00)
#1521 • Four Pieces of Reed & Barton Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Flatware - Kings Demitasse Spoon, Oyster Fork, Tongs, and Bouillon Spoon (High bid $120.00)
#1522 • Pennsylvania Railroad Cap Badges and Conductors Lapel Pins (High bid $225.00)
#1523 • Five Pieces of Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Kings Flatware and Crumb Tray (High bid $225.00)
#1524 • Trio of East Coast Railroad Lanterns - Delaware Lackawanna & Western, New York Central (High bid $110.00)
#1525 • Six Pieces of Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Kings Flatware - Mustard Spoon, Ladle, Tablespoon, Teaspoon (High bid $150.00)
#1526 • Trio of Western and Canadian Railroad Lanterns - MOPAC, Grand Trunk Western, Canadian National (High bid $100.00)
#1527 • Group of Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Dining Car Items and Wabash Trainmen's Meal Check (High bid $225.00)
#1528 • Trio of East Coast Railroad Lanterns - Central Vermont, Rock Island, Penn Central (High bid $100.00)
#1529 • Reed and Barton Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Mustard Pot w/ Glass Insert and Condiment Spoon (High bid $775.00)
#1530 • Pair of Erie Railroad Lanterns - Dressel and Armspear (High bid $90.00)
#1531 • Reed & Barton Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Syrup Pitcher (High bid $120.00)
#1532 • Pair of Lehigh Valley Railroad Lanterns - Adlake and Dietz (High bid $75.00)
#1533 • International Silver Pennsylvania Railroad Keystone Toothpick Holder (High bid $450.00)
#1534 • Philadelphia & Reading Railroad and Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad Lanterns (High bid $90.00)
#1535 • R. Wallace Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Individual Coffee Pot w/ Handle - 4 oz (High bid $140.00)
#1536 • Pair of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Lanterns - Adams & Westlake and Dietz (High bid $65.00)
#1537 • Reed and Barton Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Mustard Pot w/ Glass Insert and Condiment Spoon (High bid $300.00)
#1538 • Pair of Baltimore and Ohio / Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Lanterns - Adlake Kero and Armspear (High bid $190.00)
#1539 • Gorham Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Ginger Ale Bottle Holder w/ Green Glass Bottle (High bid $130.00)
#1540 • Pair of Dietz Vesta Boston and Maine Railroad Lanterns (High bid $90.00)
#1541 • International Silver Co. Reading Company Railroad Teapot 10 oz (High bid $170.00)
#1542 • Trio of East Coast Railroad Lanterns - Reading, Norfolk and Western, and Erie Lackawanna (High bid $160.00)
#1543 • Large Group of Union Pacific Railroad Winged Streamliner China - Ice Cream Cup, Egg Cup, Oval Platter, and More (High bid $130.00)
#1544 • Dietz Vesta Western Maryland Railway Railroad Lantern with Red Etched Globe (High bid $190.00)
#1545 • Fourteen Pieces of Pennsylvania Railroad China Mountain Laurel Dinner Plates, Cups, Saucers, and Bread Plate (High bid $275.00)
#1546 • Trio of Railroad Lanterns - Louisville & Nashville, Southern, and Burlington Route (High bid $130.00)
#1547 • Four Pieces of Northern Pacific Railroad Silver Finger Bowl Frames and Yellowstone Bowl (High bid $75.00)
#1548 • Trio of Dietz New York Central Railroad Lanterns - Two Vestas and Bell Bottom No. 6 (High bid $110.00)
#1549 • Eight Pieces of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad China Centenary Soup Bowls, Cup, Plate, and Concerning The Blue China Booklet (High bid $80.00)
#1550 • Trio of East Coast Railroad Lanterns - Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh, Delaware Lackawanna and Western (High bid $190.00)
#1551 • Eight Pieces of Milwaukee Road China Traveler Oval Celery Tray, Plates, Cups, Bowl, and Sauce Dish (High bid $130.00)
#1552 • Trio of New York Railroad Lanterns - New York Central and Long Island Railroad (High bid $65.00)
#1553 • Thirty-Seven Pieces of Union Pacific Railroad China and Glassware - Desert Flower, Challenger, Winged Streamliner, Blue and Gold (High bid $150.00)
#1554 • Trio of Midwest Railroad Lanterns - Nickel Plate Road, Big Four, Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul (High bid $60.00)
#1555 • International Silver Co. Milwaukee Road Silver Menu Holder - 1947 (High bid $120.00)
#1556 • Hiram L. Piper Canadian National Railroad Switch Lamp (High bid $80.00)
#1557 • Atchison, Topeka, And Santa Fe Railroad China Ancient Mimbreno Plate (High bid $110.00)
#1558 • Electrified Adlake No. 254 Semaphore Lamp (High bid $45.00)
#1559 • Eleven Pieces of Pennsylvania Railroad China Purple Laurel Oval Celery Trays, Gravy Boats, and Oval Platter Plates (High bid $75.00)
#1560 • Adams & Westlake / Adlake Railroad Switch Lamp (High bid $60.00)
#1561 • Maine Central Railroad China Kennebec Oval Platter Plate 9 1/2" (High bid $225.00)
#1562 • Dressel Railroad Switch Lamp (High bid $90.00)
#1563 • Twelve Pieces of Pennsylvania Railroad China Broadway Limited Oval Platters, Plates, and Sauce Bowls (High bid $130.00)
#1564 • Adlake Non-Sweating Switch Lamp with Yellow and Green Day Targets (High bid $35.00)
#1565 • Milwaukee Road Railroad China Traveler Large Master Salad Bowl and Oval Bowl (High bid $325.00)
#1566 • Dressel Railroad Switch Lamp (High bid $100.00)
#1567 • International Silver Co. Pennsylvania Railroad Menu Holder (High bid $160.00)
#1568 • Seventeen Chesapeake and Ohio / Baltimore and Ohio Playing Card Decks (High bid $120.00)
#1569 • Atchison, Topeka, And Santa Fe Railroad China Mimbreno Cup And Saucer (High bid $110.00)
#1570 • Thirty-Two East Coast Railroad Playing Card Decks - Pennsylvania, New York Central, Rock Island (High bid $300.00)
#1571 • Nickel Plate Road China Fort Wayne Double Egg Cup (High bid $180.00)
#1572 • Twenty-One Southern Pacific Railroad Playing Card Decks (High bid $55.00)
#1573 • Atlantic Coast Line Railroad International Silver Glass Water Carafe (High bid $120.00)
#1574 • Twenty-Eight Southern US Railroad Playing Card Decks - Louisville and Nashville, Florida East (High bid $90.00)
#1575 • Twelve Pieces of Pennsylvania Railroad China Broadway Limited Bowls, Dinner Plates, and Jade Plates (High bid $130.00)
#1576 • Twenty-Five Western Railroad Playing Card Decks - Union Pacific and Santa Fe (High bid $75.00)
#1577 • International Silver Seaboard Railroad Menu Holder (High bid $90.00)
#1578 • Twenty-Five Western Railroad Playing Card Decks - Milwaukee Road and Denver & Rio Grande (High bid $140.00)
#1579 • Seven Pieces of Milwaukee Road Dining Car China Traveler Hot Food Cover, Oval Platter, Oval Celery Tray, and Plates (High bid $150.00)
#1580 • Twenty-Nine Western Railroad Playing Card Decks - Frisco, Soo Line, Western Pacific, KATY (High bid $180.00)
#1581 • Pair of Reed & Barton Burlington Route Silver Gravy Sauce Boats 3 Oz (High bid $110.00)
#1582 • Thirty-Four Midwest Railroad Playing Card Decks - Monon, Nickel Plate Road, Chicago Great Western (High bid $130.00)
#1583 • Buffalo and Scammell's Pennsylvania Railroad China Purple Laurel Oval Celery Trays, Gravy Boats, and Plates (High bid $75.00)
#1584 • Twenty-Three Canadian Railroad Playing Card Decks - Canadian National, White Pass & Yukon (High bid $110.00)
#1585 • Santa Fe Railroad China Bleeding Blue Bouillon Cup & Saucer (High bid $150.00)
#1586 • Forty-Eight Railroad Playing Card Decks - Amtrak, Conrail, Pullman, Union Tank Car Co. (High bid $45.00)
#1587 • Wabash Railroad China Banner Dinner Plate 9 1/2" (High bid $110.00)
#1588 • Seven Highly Rated Railroad Playing Card Decks - Fred Harvey & The Great Southwest (High bid $375.00)
#1589 • Pullman Railroad International Silver Menu Holder (High bid $200.00)
#1590 • Fourteen Railroad Keys - Pennsylvania Knobby Hilt, Wabash, Illinois Central, Union Pacific (High bid $225.00)
#1591 • Milwaukee Road Railroad Dining Car China Traveler Large Master Salad Bowl (High bid $150.00)
#1592 • Eight East Coast Railroad Locks and Three Keys - Lehigh Valley, Delaware and Hudson, Reading (High bid $120.00)
#1593 • Reiffel & Husted Rock Island Railroad Cast Bronze Match Holder / Ash Tray (High bid $140.00)
#1594 • Six Railroad Locks - Chicago and North Western, Southern Pacific, Atlantic Coast Line (High bid $45.00)
#1595 • Delaware and Hudson Railroad Silver Mustard Pot w/ Glass Insert (High bid $225.00)
#1596 • Four Railroad Cap Badges - Chicago Burlington and Quincy Brakeman, Chesapeake and Ohio (High bid $70.00)
#1597 • Twelve Pieces of Pennsylvania Railroad China Broadway Limited Plates and Oval Platters (High bid $100.00)
#1598 • Nearly Fifty Vinyl Records of Railroad Sounds (High bid $150.00)
#1599 • Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad China "Chessie" Cup, Saucer, and Dinner Plate (High bid $150.00)

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