May 2026 Premier Railroadiana - Day 1

Live auction by Rail & Road Auctions

Starts Apr 30, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Rail & Road Auctions is proud to present Day 1 of our May 2026 Premier Railroadiana Auction, selling Thursday, April 30, featuring a strong and diverse session of railroad antiques led by continued offerings of china and silver. Day 1 is especially rich in dining car and service material, with a broad selection of railroad silver and china from a wide range of roads, joined by a fine run of ticket dater dies, pre-1900 railroad and transportation passes, and a strong selection of Louisville & Nashville and Railway Express Agency material. Collectors will also find an excellent assortment of lanterns, including both tall and short globe examples, along with switch lamps, marker lamps, and other classic hardware and operating collectibles. The session is particularly strong in lighting, with numerous etched globe lanterns, cast globe examples, caboose marker lamps, and switch lamps representing roads from across the country. Day 1 also includes appealing groups of dining car silver, service pieces, and china patterns that continue the depth and quality collectors have come to expect from the Egan offerings. From early paper and passes to lanterns, lamps, silver, china, and express material, this opening day offers a broad cross-section of the railroad hobby with strength across many of its most popular categories. Day 1 Highlights Other featured lots include a pair of Pennsylvania Railroad salt and pepper shakers, a Reed & Barton Pennsylvania Railroad silver mustard pot, and a strong group of New York Central, Lehigh Valley, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, Union Pacific, and Santa Fe railroad silver flatware. The lighting category is led by an Adlake Reliable International & Great Northern Railroad lantern with etched globe, an Adlake Reliable Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway lantern with cast globe, and an Adlake Santa Fe caboose marker lamp. Additional highlights include a Handlan Chesapeake & Ohio switch lamp, a Tennessee Central tall globe lantern, a porcelain Railway Express Agency baggage cart end sign, and a selection of pre-1900 annual passes and ticket dater dies that add further depth to this well-rounded first session.

Lots

#5000 • Pair of East Coast Railroad Lanterns - Pittsburgh & Lake Erie and Baltimore & Ohio (High bid $75.00)
#5001 • Seven New York Central Railroad Dining Car Menus and Paper Liner (High bid $30.00)
#5002 • Armspear Southern Railway "1925" Lantern (High bid $45.00)
#5003 • Eight Southeastern Railroad Dining Car Menus - Illinois Central, Atlantic Coast Line, Louisville & Nashville, Etc. (High bid $45.00)
#5004 • Pair of Railroad Lanterns - Gulf Mobile & Ohio and Gulf Mobile & Northern (High bid $70.00)
#5005 • Seven Atlantic Coast Line Railroad West Coast Champion Dinner Menus (High bid $35.00)
#5006 • Pair of East Coast Lanterns - Pennsylvania and Erie (High bid $100.00)
#5007 • Nine Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Dining Car Breakfast Menus (High bid $20.00)
#5008 • Dressel Asheville and Southern Railway Railroad Lantern (High bid $65.00)
#5009 • Eighteen Blank Illinois Central Railroad Panama Limited Menus (High bid $20.00)
#5010 • Handlan Frisco Railway Railroad Lantern (High bid $30.00)
#5011 • Eight Western Railroad Dining Car Menus - Union Pacific, Rio Grande, Burlington Zephyr, Kansas City Southern, Etc. (High bid $35.00)
#5012 • Trio of East Coast Railroad Lanterns - Rutland, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, and Central RR of New Jersey (High bid $160.00)
#5013 • Fifteen Pieces of Canadian National Railways China Bonaventure Creamers, Plates, Egg Cup, and More (High bid $120.00)
#5014 • Missouri Pacific Railroad Lantern (High bid $25.00)
#5015 • Fourteen Pieces of Canadian National Railways China Bonaventure Bowls, Ice Cream Shell, Oval Platters, Etc. (High bid $35.00)
#5016 • Trio of EMD SD40-2 Locomotive Operators Manuals (High bid $30.00)
#5017 • Six Pieces of Canadian National Railway China Quetico Plates, Oval Platter, and Bowls (High bid $25.00)
#5018 • Trio of EMD SD60 Locomotive Operators Manuals (High bid $20.00)
#5019 • Queen & Crescent Route Railroad Silver Double Handled Sugar Bowl 14 Oz. (High bid $150.00)
#5020 • Four EMD SW1001 Locomotive Operators Manuals (High bid $20.00)
#5021 • R. Wallace Pere Marquette Railroad Silver Cream Pitcher and Finger Bowl (High bid $45.00)
#5022 • Three EMD SD50 Diesel locomotive Operators Manuals - 1st Edition (High bid $20.00)
#5023 • International Silver Co. Reading Company Railroad Cream Pitcher (High bid $100.00)
#5024 • Three EMD Locomotive Operators Manuals - GP15T, MP15, GP38-2 (High bid $40.00)
#5025 • Group of Canadian National Railroad China Queen Elizabeth Plates (High bid $65.00)
#5026 • Three Louisville and Nashville Railroad Yale Signal Locks (High bid $75.00)
#5027 • Reed & Barton Pere Marquette Railroad Silver Sugar Bowl 17 Oz. (High bid $100.00)
#5028 • 1975 Original Louisville and Nashville Locomotive Data Book (High bid $90.00)
#5029 • Group of Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad China Violets & Daisies Butter Pat, Ashtray, and Bowls (High bid $110.00)
#5030 • Pair of Chesapeake and Ohio Cap Badges - Porter and Baggageman (High bid $110.00)
#5031 • Seven Pieces of Canadian National Railway China - Toronto Plate, Continental Cup, Saucer, Butter Pat, Etc. (High bid $20.00)
#5032 • Pair of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Lanterns w/ Marked Globes (High bid $80.00)
#5033 • Large Group of Union Pacific Railroad Winged Streamliner China - Teapot, Ice Cream Shell, Demi Set, Plates, and More (High bid $275.00)
#5034 • Dietz No. 39 Bell Bottom Lantern w/ Great Northern Cast Globe (High bid $60.00)
#5035 • Five Pieces of Canadian National Railway Silver - Teapots, Bread Tray, and Bowl (High bid $70.00)
#5036 • Hocking Valley Railroad Adlake Kero 250 Lantern w/ Etched Globe (High bid $55.00)
#5037 • Eight Pieces of Canadian National Railway China and Glassware - Rupert Egg Cup, Ottawa Cup, Windsor Oval Platters, Etc. (High bid $70.00)
#5038 • Louisville & Nashville Railroad Armspear "1925" Lantern w/ Etched Globe (High bid $250.00)
#5039 • Group of Union Pacific Railroad China - Desert Flower and The Challenger (High bid $45.00)
#5040 • Baltimore and Ohio Dietz Lantern w/ Etched Globe (High bid $40.00)
#5041 • Group of Canadian National Railway Dining Car Silver - Soup Tureen, Pedestal Cup, Serving Bowl, and More (High bid $75.00)
#5042 • Tennessee Central Handlan Tall Globe Lantern (High bid $275.00)
#5043 • Thirteen Pieces of Union Pacific Railroad Harriman Blue China Oval Serving Platter, Plates, Cup, Saucer, and Bowls (High bid $75.00)
#5044 • Tennessee Central Adlake Kero Lantern w/ Red Globe (High bid $100.00)
#5045 • Reed & Barton Burlington Route Silver Sugar Bowls and Oval Tray (High bid $90.00)
#5046 • Pair of Penn Central Adlake Kero Lanterns - Unfired / Clean Examples (High bid $110.00)
#5047 • Southern Pacific Railroad China Harriman Blue Creamer and Southern Pacific Lines Plate (High bid $60.00)
#5048 • Armspear Louisville and Nashville Railroad Lantern with Clear Cast Globe (High bid $40.00)
#5049 • Group of Canadian Railroad Silver - Grand Trunk, Canadian Pacific, and Hotel Vancouver (High bid $110.00)
#5050 • Armspear Androscoggin & Kennebec Railroad Lantern (High bid $160.00)
#5051 • Union Pacific Railroad China Harriman Oval Platter and Bread Plate (High bid $120.00)
#5052 • Dietz Pennsylvania Railroad Acme Inspector Lamp (High bid $80.00)
#5053 • Pair of Reed & Barton Burlington Route Railroad Silver Crumb Trays (High bid $70.00)
#5054 • Nickel Plate Kero Lantern and Johnson Kerosene Can (High bid $75.00)
#5055 • Pair of Pennsylvania Railroad Salt and Pepper Shakers (High bid $275.00)
#5056 • Dietz Erie Railroad Acme Inspector Lamp (High bid $40.00)
#5057 • Missouri Pacific Railroad "The Eagle" Silver Water Pitcher 54 Oz. (High bid $80.00)
#5058 • Dietz New York Central Railroad Acme Inspector Lamp (High bid $80.00)
#5059 • Group of Union Pacific Railroad Harriman Blue China Double Egg Cup, Oval Platters, Plates, Bowls, Etc. (High bid $120.00)
#5060 • Porcelain Railway Express Agency Baggage Cart End Sign (High bid $90.00)
#5061 • Pair of New York Central Railroad Dining Car Silver Items - Cream Pitcher and Crumb Tray (High bid $80.00)
#5062 • Dietz Lehigh Valley Railroad Acme Inspector Lamp (High bid $80.00)
#5063 • Two Pieces of Canadian Railroad Dining Car Silver - Canadian Northern Pedestal Tray and Canadian Government Mustard Pot (High bid $55.00)
#5064 • Cincinnati Union Terminal Employee Badge (High bid $30.00)
#5065 • Atchison, Topeka, And Santa Fe Railroad China Mimbreno Ice Cream Shell (High bid $200.00)
#5066 • Armspear Long Island Railroad Lantern w/ Red Cast Globe (High bid $180.00)
#5067 • Three Reed & Barton Burlington Route Railroad Silver Items - Syrup Pitcher, Creamer, and Sugar Bowl (High bid $140.00)
#5068 • Railroad Signal Lamp & Lantern Co. Northern Central Railway Railroad Lantern w/ Etched Globe (High bid $75.00)
#5069 • Atchison, Topeka, And Santa Fe Railroad China Bleeding Blue Dinner Plate 9" (High bid $90.00)
#5070 • Adlake Reliable Hocking Valley Railway Railroad Lantern (High bid $65.00)
#5071 • Great Northern Railway Silver Water Pitcher 54 Oz. (High bid $140.00)
#5072 • Dietz Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Acme Inspector Lamp (High bid $55.00)
#5073 • Union Pacific Railroad China Historical Oval Platter Plate (High bid $100.00)
#5074 • Adlake Reliable Mobile & Ohio Railroad Lantern (High bid $60.00)
#5075 • Reed and Barton Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Mustard Pot (High bid $100.00)
#5076 • Adlake Reliable Montoursville Passenger Railway Co. Railroad Lantern (High bid $150.00)
#5077 • Norfolk and Western Railroad Dining Car Silver Clip Board (High bid $160.00)
#5078 • Adlake Reliable Philadelphia & Reading Railway Railroad Lantern w/ Etched Globe (High bid $50.00)
#5079 • Three Pieces of Burlington Route Railroad Silver - Serving Tray, Cream Pitcher, and Tray Plate (High bid $110.00)
#5080 • Electrified Handlan New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Switch Lamp (High bid $130.00)
#5081 • Ten Pieces of Great Northern Railroad Silver Flatware Hutton Iced Teaspoon, Ladle, Oyster Fork, Knives, Etc. (High bid $90.00)
#5082 • Dietz Wabash Railroad Acme Inspector Lamp (High bid $110.00)
#5083 • Reed & Barton Chicago and North Western Railroad Silver Pedestal Compote Tray and Unmarked (High bid $90.00)
#5084 • Handlan Wabash Railway Electrified Railroad Caboose Marker Lamp (High bid $105.00)
#5085 • Group of New York Central Railroad Century Silver Flatware - Mustard Spoon, Oyster Fork, Ladle, and More (High bid $130.00)
#5086 • Adlake Reliable New York Central Railroad Lantern w/ Clear Cast Globe (High bid $75.00)
#5087 • Group of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Dining Car Silver - Sugar Bowls, Creamer, and Footed Bowl (High bid $90.00)
#5088 • Adlake Reliable Detroit United Railway Railroad Lantern (High bid $60.00)
#5089 • Four Missouri Pacific Lines Railroad Silver Dining Car Items - Bowls, Tray, and Under-Liner Plate (High bid $95.00)
#5090 • Dietz Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Acme Inspector Lamp (High bid $120.00)
#5091 • Group of Burlington Route Railroad Silver Bowls and Under-Liner Trays (High bid $275.00)
#5092 • Dietz No. 39 Vulcan Rochester & Syracuse Railroad Lantern (High bid $400.00)
#5093 • Three International Silver Florida East Coast Railway Trays and Under-Liner Plate (High bid $170.00)
#5094 • Adlake No. 250 Kero Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Railroad Lantern (High bid $50.00)
#5095 • Three Pennsylvania Railroad Silver Dining Car Items - Coffee Pot, Plate, and Bowl (High bid $120.00)
#5096 • Pair of Western Railroad Lanterns - Missouri, Kansas and Texas / KATY and Northern Pacific (High bid $65.00)
#5097 • West Point Route Railroad Silver Water Pitcher (High bid $500.00)
#5098 • Dressel Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Lantern (High bid $35.00)
#5099 • Group of Seaboard Air Line Railroad Dining Car Silver - Sugar Bowl, Tabasco Bottle Holder, and Finger Bowl (High bid $110.00)

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