May 2026 Railroad Collector Auction

Timed auction by Rail & Road Auctions

Starts May 11, 2026 10:00 AM EDT. Ends May 25, 2026 5:00 PM EDT

Our May Railroad Smalls & Collector Auction is now open for bidding featuring a diverse selection of railroadiana and transportation collectibles from multiple longtime collections. This auction is packed with material and offers something for nearly every type of collector. Collectors will find a strong selection of railroad photography, paper, timetables, passes, advertising pieces, dining car collectibles, lanterns, locks, keys, signs, badges, employee items, and operating hardware throughout the sale. The auction also includes a wide variety of railroad smalls, display pieces, and collectible memorabilia representing many well-known railroads from across the United States and Canada. Whether you collect railroad paper, dining car china and silver, lanterns, signs, mechanical items, or historic railroad photography, this auction offers hundreds of opportunities ranging from affordable collector pieces to scarcer and harder-to-find material. Bidding is open now and lots will begin closing Monday, May 25th at 5PM Eastern.

Lots

#400 • Group Of Twenty-Five 1980's Railroad Postcards- Berlin, America (Starting at $5.00)
#401 • Over Three Hundred Railroad Photographs And Negatives From 1920's Through 1950's- B&O, Illinois Central, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, New York Central, Pennsylvania Railroad (High bid $350.00)
#402 • Group Of Nine Interurban Time Tables From 1917-1922 And Prints- 1917 Electric Railways Official Time Tables, Indianapolis Louisville The Electric Way, 1920 And 1922 Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company Ti (High bid $35.00)
#403 • Twenty-Six Interurban Annual Reports And Related Articles 1940's-1960's- Seashore Electric Railway, Cincinnati Street Railway, Upper Canada Railway Society, Ontario Electric Railway, Branford Electric Railway, Etc. (High bid $15.00)
#404 • Group Of Fifteen Interurban Paper Ephemera Items- Sacramento Northern Photo Plan Pak, Electric Railway Pictorial, Chicago Transit Authority Booklet, Transit Fan's Directory 1948, Pacific Electric, Old Switchback Railroad (High bid $6.00)
#405 • Group Of Twelve Railroad Instructional Manuals And Repair Information- Peter Smith Heater Co., C.C.C.& St. L. Ry. Co., Westinghouse Air Brake, Railway Educational Bureau, Vapor Steam Generators, Etc. (High bid $7.00)
#406 • Two Railroad Wall Maps- Rand McNally American Railroads Map Of United States, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (High bid $20.00)
#407 • Nineteen Railroad Promotional Flyers, Booklets And Railroad Facts- Rock Island 1949, T.P&W. 1980, Burlington Northern, Chicago & Northwestern System, Gulf & Mississippi Railroad Corp., British Columbia Railway, Etc. (High bid $10.00)
#408 • Thirty-One Railroad Promotional Items, Magazines And Vinyl Stickers- Western Pacific Mileposts, The West Point Route Sticker, Alton & Southern, Akron & Barberton, Etc. (High bid $275.00)
#409 • Group Of Forty Plus Railroad Maps- Illinois Central, Chicago & Northwestern, Delaware & Hudson Railway Company, Union Railroad Company, Ohio Railroad, Etc. (High bid $110.00)
#410 • 1919 Atlas Of Railway Traffic Maps From LaSalle Extension University (High bid $250.00)
#411 • Group Of Seven Railroad Booklets- Maintenance Instructions, Equipment Diagrams, Operation Rules And Freight Car Plans (High bid $20.00)
#412 • Mixed Railroad Memorabilia Group Of Twenty-Eight Items- Order Hook, Katy Desk Calendars, St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern R'y Co. Seat Cushion, Dixie Flyer Plastic Advertisement, Etc. (High bid $35.00)
#413 • Four Large Maps- 1928 Railroad Map Of Illinois, 1980 Indiana State Highway System, Southern Pacific Lines, Illinois Road Map (High bid $20.00)
#414 • Bedford & Bloomfield Section Of Narrow Gauge Rail (High bid $70.00)
#415 • Group Of Railroad Paper Ephemera Items- Union Traction Company Of Indiana Bulletins, Tennessee Central Railway Co. Track Names And Locations, Etc. (High bid $25.00)
#416 • Mixed Group Of Illinois Central And Chicago Great Western Railway Memorabilia (High bid $7.00)
#417 • Lionel 100th Anniversary Train Clock And Animated Alarm Clock (High bid $45.00)
#418 • Railroad Paper Ephemera Group Of Thirty Items- Time Tables, Maps, Flyers (High bid $30.00)
#419 • Twenty-One Railroad Magazines And Advertisements From 1940's-1990's- Railway Progress, The Mutual, Mine Run, Locomotive Engineer's Journal, Here Comes The Cannonball, Etc. (High bid $5.00)
#420 • Forty Plus Railroad Paper Ephemera Items- Booklets, Stories, Photo Albums, Informational Booklets, Etc. (High bid $35.00)
#421 • Group Of Fifty Plus Railroad Ephemera Items- Booklets, Advertisements, Rule Books, Decorative Decals, Southern Crescent Dinner Menu, Stock Certificate, Etc. (High bid $15.00)
#422 • Louisville & Nashville Glass Pitcher And Glasses Set- One Pitcher, Ten Glasses (High bid $55.00)
#423 • L&N Playing Cards And Gin Score Booklet- Three Two Pack Decks In Cases, Three Individual Decks (High bid $20.00)
#424 • Thirty-Three Pieces Of Louisville & Nashville And Other Railroad Memorabilia- L&N Adlake Key, Service Pins, Lapel Pins, Tee Marker, Etc. (High bid $65.00)
#425 • Railroad Desk Top Items Group- L&N Medal Of Merit, Custom Painted Alco L&N Train, L&N Pencils, Etc. (High bid $35.00)
#426 • Group Of Nine Unmarked Possible L&N Railroad Items- Vases, Coffee Carafes, Creamers, Etc. (Starting at $5.00)
#427 • Ornamental Section Of Railroad Tie On Wood- Predates T-Rail (High bid $75.00)
#428 • Group Of Twenty Plus L&N And Monon Route Ephemera Items- Views Of Louisville Book, 1940's Monon Time Tables, L&N Lounge Car Menus, L&N Envelopes, Etc. (High bid $25.00)
#429 • Group Of Six Framed Locomotive Illustrations From Orville Carroll (High bid $15.00)
#430 • Framed L&N Locomotive Photograph And Framed Illustration By Norman Teague (High bid $5.00)
#431 • Group Of Three Framed Illustrations Of The General Locomotive- Western & Atlantic Railroad (High bid $45.00)
#432 • Framed Print Of The Driving Of The Golden Spike (High bid $5.00)
#433 • Trio of Framed Pennsylvania Railroad Grif Teller Art Prints (High bid $20.00)
#434 • Trio of Framed Pennsylvania and Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Photos (High bid $25.00)
#435 • Missouri Pacific Lines Framed Map From 1955 (High bid $40.00)
#436 • Southern Pacific Lines Framed Map (High bid $5.00)
#437 • 1985 Chicago Skyline Electro-Motive Full Year Calendar With GM Locomotive Graphic (High bid $5.00)
#438 • Nickel Plate Road No. 587 Poster Framed (High bid $7.00)
#439 • Framed And Matted Locomotive Bridge Picture (Starting at $5.00)
#440 • Eight Pieces Of Railroad Paper Ephemera- 1980 All Year FRISCO Wall Calendar, 1947 Minneapolis & St. Louis Advertisement, Baldwin And General Motors Advertisements (High bid $15.00)
#441 • Thirty-Four Pieces Of Railroad Paper Ephemera- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Manual Of Instructions 1967, Association Of American Railroads, Department Of Transportation, Missouri Pacific System Pamphlet, Etc. (High bid $25.00)
#442 • Railway Line Clearances For United States, Canada, Mexico And Cuba From 1960, $500 Reward Poster From Erie Lackawanna Railway Company (High bid $15.00)
#443 • Twenty-Six Railroad Reports And Informative Papers From 1912-1970 (High bid $12.00)
#444 • Camden & Amboy Railroad Wooden Sign With Locomotive Illustration (Starting at $5.00)
#445 • Group Of Four Maps- 1944 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Shipper's Desk Map, Erie Canal, 1959 New York Central System, Minneapolis & St. Louis Wall Map (High bid $25.00)
#446 • Group Of Seven Railroad Related Maps- Twin Cities Railroads 1969, Nickel Plate Road, Philadelphia & Reading 1923, Baltimore By The Harbor Board, Western Maryland, Milwaukee Road (High bid $35.00)
#447 • Group Of Eight Railroad Related Maps- 1973 Indiana Railroad, Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul, Association Of American Railroads, Etc. (High bid $30.00)
#448 • 1909 Big Four New York Central Lines Advertisement Flyer For Indianapolis Balloon Races (High bid $35.00)
#449 • Group Of Four Railroad Annual Reports- 1961 Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad, 1964 Pennsylvania Railroad, 1963 & 1966 The New York Central Railroad Company (High bid $6.00)
#450 • Group Of Four Railroad Ephemera Items- W&K Auto Pack Advertisement, Railgon Information Kit, St. Louis Refrigerator Car Company Brochure, Ortner "Rapid Discharge" Hopper Brochure (High bid $20.00)
#451 • Twelve Empty Trains Magazine Binders (High bid $180.00)
#452 • Bankers Box Full Of Railroad Paper Ephemera Documents- Accident Investigations, Fatality Reports, Etc. (High bid $80.00)
#453 • Pullman Standard PS2 Covered Hopper Car Foldout Brochure (High bid $20.00)
#454 • Pullman Standard PS3 Hopper Car Foldout Brochure 1954 (High bid $15.00)
#455 • GAEX Operations Manual For Railroads And Shippers For GAEX-DF Cars (High bid $25.00)
#456 • Pullman Car & Manufacturing Corporation Air Conditioning For Railway Cars Brochure (High bid $5.00)
#457 • A Pictorial Review Of Progress On The Pennsylvania Railroad Booklet 1953 (High bid $5.00)
#458 • Budd RDC Comes Of Age Twenty-Four Page Brochure From 1953 (High bid $9.00)
#459 • All Purpose Motive Power The "1600" Road Switcher Operating Manual From Alco And GM (High bid $25.00)
#460 • The Milwaukee Road's Famous "Olympian Hiawatha" Brochure With Color Covers From 1950 (High bid $70.00)
#461 • The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Company 1944 Color Front Brochure (High bid $6.00)
#462 • Illinois Central Magazine 1951 Centennial Issue (High bid $6.00)
#463 • Pennsylvania Western Section Map Of Railroads (Starting at $5.00)
#464 • Framed Cover Of The Saturday Evening Post From August 1947 Featuring A Locomotive (High bid $5.00)
#465 • 1966 New York Central System Headlight Magazine Featuring Article About Budd RDC Car Fitted With Military Jet Engines Plus Five Photographs (High bid $35.00)
#466 • ROHR Industries Incorporated Metal Manufacturing Plate (High bid $110.00)
#467 • Railroad Paper Ephemera Group Of Items- 1872 Land Note, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company 1938 Certificate Of Deposit, 1957 Nickel Plate Road Record Of Trains Passing, Panama Rail Road Company 1913 Train Order, Etc. (High bid $15.00)
#468 • Railroad Paper Ephemera Group Of Items- 1867 Chicago Burlington & Quincy Document, 1890 Louisville New Albany & Chicago Train Order, Georgia Central Railroad Documents, Monon Railroad tickets, Etc. (High bid $30.00)
#469 • Railroad Ephemera Group Of Items- New York & Erie Railroad 1858 Note, Cotton Belt Route, Santa Fe Stationary, Southern Railway System Timetables, New York Central System Paper Ephemera, Durham & Southern Railway Company (High bid $35.00)
#470 • Group Of The Pullman Company Ephemera Items- Door Sign, Travel Brochures, 1940 List Of Cars, Advertisements, PS-1 Boxcar Brochure, Etc. (High bid $225.00)
#471 • Mixed Group of Railroad Posters / Maps / Calendars - 1864 Union Pacific Map, Monon Train (High bid $20.00)
#472 • Group of Automotive Paper Ephemera - Motorist's Guide, Road and Highway Maps, Visit St. Louis, and More (Starting at $20.00)
#473 • Twelve Glass Photo Negatives of East Coast Interurban Railroads - New York Central, Lehigh (High bid $20.00)
#474 • Pair of 1914 Bettendorf Wall Calendars - January and April (High bid $20.00)
#475 • Twenty-Six Burlington Northern and Northern Pacific Railroad Employee Calendars - 1960s to 1980s (High bid $6.00)
#476 • Pair of Barn Lanterns and Fake Brass Union Pacific Spittoon / Cuspidor (High bid $20.00)
#477 • Thirty-Eight Southern United States Air Mail First Flight Covers - Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana (High bid $20.00)
#478 • Over Fifty Philippines First Flight Covers - Special Aviation Envelopes, Cachets, and Stamps (Starting at $20.00)
#479 • Fusee Holder (High bid $5.00)
#480 • Two Flagmen Kits With Flags (High bid $5.00)
#481 • Conrail Ephemera Group Of Items (High bid $40.00)
#482 • Two Railroad Carbide Lamps- Lininger & Co WIEN, Deutsche Reichsbahn (High bid $35.00)
#483 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific, Northern Pacific (High bid $7.00)
#484 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Rock Island, Kansas City Southern (High bid $9.00)
#485 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Southern Pacific, Union Pacific (High bid $6.00)
#486 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Union Pacific Boxcar Sleeve (High bid $110.00)
#487 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Rio-Grande (High bid $8.00)
#488 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Santa Fe (High bid $25.00)
#489 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Rio-Grande (High bid $15.00)
#490 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Monon Railroad (High bid $50.00)
#491 • Railroad Matchbook Group- FRISCO Boxcar (High bid $5.00)
#492 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Union Pacific Railroad (High bid $25.00)
#493 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Union Pacific Boxcar (High bid $10.00)
#494 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Western Maryland Railway (High bid $10.00)
#495 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company (High bid $9.00)
#496 • Railroad Matchbook Group- SCL/L&N Georgia, Clinchfield, West Point Route (High bid $10.00)
#497 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Burlington Northern (High bid $20.00)
#498 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Missouri-Kansas-Texas, Litchfield & Madison Railway Company (High bid $6.00)
#499 • Railroad Matchbook Group- Nickel Plate Road (High bid $30.00)

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