CNJ 3676 posted:
I'd be interested in hearing from others who have railroadiana of any type in their collections. Pictures of your items would be great if you can manage it.
I'm not big into collecting railroadiana, so I had to look around a bit. I have three PRR kerosene lanterns, one with a red globe; a PRR tin drinking cup (not one of the modern repros); a brass PRR lock (switch lock?) with key and two freight car builder's plates. Sorry, I don't have photos of any of them.
NJCJOE posted:Jeff,
You still haven't found a mate for that lamp?
Hi Joe:
Nope! I still haven't found a mate to that Dressel. It has to be tagged for the GN, and there just seems to be nothing out there. I'm glad I found the one, but.......Oh well, maybe some day.
Jeff
Living near Chambersburg I have read about and studied the Cumberland Valley RR. The old main is right down the road. An antique dealer has a CVRR lantern-$455 !! No thanks.
No trespassing sign from Lanesboro PA before the track was ripped. D&H survey marker from Jermyn PA near Jermyn transfer. RS-3 #4063 Alco Builder's Plate (traded to Alco in March 1965. D&H Sesquicentennial Plate.
This isn't an official railroad artifact, but I thought I'd put it here just the same. This mailbox was a gift to my Dad 40+ years ago and he never used it because he always had a P.O. box. Last week I decided it's time to use it. This is one mailbox that only a train nut can appreciate.
John
BlueComet400 posted:This isn't an official railroad artifact, but I thought I'd put it here just the same. This mailbox was a gift to my Dad 40+ years ago and he never used it because he always had a P.O. box. Last week I decided it's time to use it. This is one mailbox that only a train nut can appreciate.
John
Good fun, John! I just hope it fairs better than my mailboxes here in New England and the evil snow plows. I've got a couple of retired mailboxes set aside for creating an amusing engine house vignette -- and, yes, complete with "flag" signals :-).
Tomlinson Run Railroad
Tomlinson, our last mailbox fell victim to the snowplow. I sure hope this one doesn't look like an easy target. I put the new post in high enough so the plows should clear it. We will find out soon enough.
John,
That mailbox is awesome. 
Thanks Joe! It's nothing compared to the goodies in your yard but fun just the same.
BlueComet400 posted:Thanks Joe! It's nothing compared to the goodies in your yard but fun just the same.
Hey, that's how it starts......with just a mailbox. 
Joe,
Don't forget to list that B6 bell in your will for me!
Tom
sorry Tom...I'm already down for the bell
Go away...God already blessed you with a Road Runner. 
NJCJOE posted:Got another switch stand out.
I guy down the street has offered to sell me a switch stand, a more modern BN one with just the metal direction sign on top but for a very good price. I could easily move it to where I am as it's very close by (and I have a trailer way bigger than I'd need to move it), but my wife was not overly enthused about the prospect of having it, as it'd have to go outside like this...
You just tell her that it is abstract garden art.
Tom
BlueComet400 posted:This isn't an official railroad artifact, but I thought I'd put it here just the same. This mailbox was a gift to my Dad 40+ years ago and he never used it because he always had a P.O. box. Last week I decided it's time to use it. This is one mailbox that only a train nut can appreciate.
John
A friend is a lineman and has this mailbox:
This is probably not train related but the name is interesting. 
Bill DeBrooke posted:This is probably not train related but the name is interesting.
Bill,
You might be interested in this if you have not seen it: http://www.skipjackmarinegalle...ine-instruments.html and https://educators.mysticseapor...ifacts/taffrail_log/
It was a mechanical (nautical) device that was dragged through the water to calculate the vessel's speed.
Tom
MNCW posted:Bill DeBrooke posted:This is probably not train related but the name is interesting.
Bill,
You might be interested in this if you have not seen it: http://www.skipjackmarinegalle...ine-instruments.html and https://educators.mysticseapor...ifacts/taffrail_log/
It was a mechanical (nautical) device that was dragged through the water to calculate the vessel's speed.
Tom
Hey thanks for the info. I had no idea what it was. Now if I start collecting ships I will be all set.
NJCJOE posted:
These were white originally? I've seen repros and supposed originals, but they're all yellow when they're painted. Maybe that's due to what we think of crossing signs today (as stop signs were yellow for many years but many don't know that).
what is this sign for Joe? haven't seen it before.
MNCW posted:I'm guessing it is for a grade crossing, to give 2 longer blasts of the whistle and then two shorter ones.
Tom
Not sure when that was printed or where it came from, but public grade Crossings are two long a short and a long.
That was a Pennsy Rule Book, circa 1920's.
Tom
thanks Tom...shoulda known that
NC Joe - Inquiring minds want to know - if you use the handle on that switch stand and throw it does your truck automatically go into the garage instead of stopping at the end of the garage apron like it is in the photo? 
Steamer posted:
what is this sign for Joe? haven't seen it before.
That is an early crossing whistle sign from the NC&StL in Tennessee.
Robert S. Butler posted:NC Joe - Inquiring minds want to know - if you use the handle on that switch stand and throw it does your truck automatically go into the garage instead of stopping at the end of the garage apron like it is in the photo?
That's an interesting idea. I may have to work on that.
Nice PRR collection. Thanks for sharing.
p51 posted:NJCJOE posted:
These were white originally? I've seen repros and supposed originals, but they're all yellow when they're painted. Maybe that's due to what we think of crossing signs today (as stop signs were yellow for many years but many don't know that).
These signs came painted black on white as well as black on yellow.
The information that came with this light said it was 'South Shore Line, Chicago'.
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