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001rr: RAILROAD - STEAM ENGINE - 1895. Stunning engraved view of the engine - Caledonian 12 Railway. Crisp detail, very frameable. From The Engineer, 1895. Black & white. 22" x 15-1/2" $40
002rr: 1887 Railroad Car of the President. The interior luxury of the splendid car carrying President and Mrs. Cleveland is evident. Beautifully hand colored engraving. Authentic antique Harper's front page. 11x16 in.
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003rr: 1941 20th Century Limited Railroad ad. Before air travel, New York Central System's overnight trip between New York City and Chicago was the preferred method of travel. Genuine old color print. Excellent condition. 11x14 in. $30
004rr: 1876 Locomotives of France. Detailed old black & white print of locomotives of France's Western Railway, from Scientific American. 15x10-1/2 in. $30
005rr: 1926 Southern Pacific Railroad ad. "California via the Sunset Limited." Original black & white ad from The Mentor. 8x11 in. $20
007rr: 1888 Express Locomotive. Engine of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Excellent black & white antique engraving from the early Railroad Gazette. 15x10 in. $40
008rr: RARE MAP - OHIO & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD. Route of the O&NW Railroad from Cincinnati to Gallipolis, with all of its stops and with its branches to Waterloo and Hillboro and New Richmond. Many connecting lines are shown, including 12 in Ohio, 6 in Kentucky, 4 in West Virginia. This is a hand colored lithograph drawn by Frank Brewer, New York, c1860. 24" x 15" Good condition. $175
009rr: Civil War B&O Railroad. Original black & white engraving of an armored car and engine. The armored car had a cannon, and fifty hole for firing rifles. With brief descriptive text. 16x11-1/2 in. $30
010rr: 1892 Chicago & South Side Rapid Transit. Excellent original black & white half-tone of the locomotive, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia. From Railroad Gazette. 15x10 in. $40
011rr: 1893 Burlington Route ad. "Best line to all points West, Northwest and Southwest." Shows routes. Impressive black & white antique ad. 11x14 in. $30
012rr: 1873 Railroad Humor. Several humorous hand colored engraved views of the difficulties of early railroad travel, from Harper's. 11x16 in. $50
013rr: 1877 Across the Continent-The Frank Leslie Excursion to the Pacific-Scenes and Incidents of the Route Across the Nebraska Prairies. Rare 1877 Leslies Raiload print from his journey to California on the first railroad across the continent. This wood engraving shows The Platt River Valley, Nebraska. Print is in excellent condition. 11x16in. $30
014rr: This fascinating map shows the route of the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad, which operated between the East Coast and the Mississippi River during the mid 1800s. The map’s full title is "Map of Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Rail Road, with Connections, by T.A. Morris, Civil Engineer." It covers an area from Massachusetts through Illinois, and traces the railroad’s routes through the Mid-Atlantic states, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. Small connecting railroads are marked as well. The map is printed on thin paper, and has modern wash hand coloring. There are several vertical and horizontal creases on it, some of which are cracked in places, but there is only one very small spot of image loss (approx. 2mm) just off the east coast of New Jersey. Other than that, the map is in good condition. There is no date printed on this map, but it is clearly from before the Civil War because Virginia is shown in its pre-Civil War shape. Paper size is 16.5"x36", and image size is 15-1/2" x 35".
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015rr: RAILROAD SATIRICAL CARTOON 1882. 1882 Railroad problems. Color litho from German Puck - shows 1) Rude RR employees, and 2) Frantic passengers attempting to board with less than adequate time to do so. Condition very good. 13" x 10" $30
016rr: 1889 Grand Central Station Print. This print is from original July 13, 1889 issue of Harper’s Weekly. It is titled "The System of Depot and Train Management at the Grand Central Station in New York City." The print contains seven small scenes in the station: 1) Lighting a Semaphore; 2) Tower No. 1: Making a Fly; 3) An Oiler Going the Rounds; 4) Dispatcher’s Room. Opening a door by signal. 5) The Dispatcher’s House; 6) Yardman Talking with a Tower; and 7) Signalling to the Train: Three Cars on F Track. This print has been hand colored, and it’s in excellent condition. Size is 11x16 in. PLEASE NOTE: This is an original print from 1889. It is NOT a reproduction!!
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019rr: 1888 The Great Loop On The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Drawn and engraved by Charles Graham. This hand colored engraving is from the February 1888 edition of Harper's Weekly and shows a lovely view of the tracks winding through the canyon. size: 16x11 in. $80
100rr: 1890 Railroad Christmas Scene. Colored wood engraving of signalman having his Christmas dinner on the railway line. From an 1890 issue of The Illustrated London News. 11x16 in. $50
101rr: 1883 Railroad Winter Travel. Four engraved views, the largest showing the locomotive pushing a huge snow plow. From an 1883 issue of Harper's Weekly. 11x16 in. $30
102rr: 1886 Southern Railroad Celebration. Antique, hand-colored print shows Southern railroad celebrating the switch from wide to standard gauge, making freight transport from the North possible. Includes text of the railroads' progress. 11x16 in.
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103rr: 1880 Railroad Map of the US. Antique lithograph shows the abundance of lines in the East, versus the very few lines of the West. Also shows steamship lines along the seaboards. 15x23 in.
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104rr: 1889 Large Railroad Mail Print. This English wood engraving shows several scenes of mail being handled on board the train. 16x23 in. $50
105rr: 1891 Civil War General Sherman Funeral Train. Hand colored engraving from the March 10, 1891 issue of Once a Week, titled "The Train Bearing the Remains of General Sherman to St. Louis, Flashing Past a Wayside Station." Shows a crowd of people watching somberly as the train passes by. 11x16 in. $50
106rr: 1873 Humors of Railroad Travel. Hand colored engraving from the Sept. 20, 1873 issue of Harper’s Weekly, showing humorous scenes encountered daily by train passengers: smoke-filled cars, cows crossing the tracks, etc. 11x16 in. $50
107rr: 1875 Scenes on a Mail Train to Chicago. Interesting hand colored engraving from the Oct. 9, 1875 issue of Harper’s Weekly. Title is "The Lightning Postal Train from New York to Chicago. Shows the train leaving Grand Central Station, and postal workers inside sorting the mail. 11x16 in. $50
108rr: 1886 Standard Railroad Gauge Celebration. Black and white cartoon by Thomas Nast from the June 5, 1886 issue of Harper’s Weekly, celebrating the Southern United States’ change from broad to standard gauge railroad tracks like those of the North. The gauge change made it possible for trains to travel back and forth between North and South. Nast calls the change "The Last Spike in our Commercial Union." 11x16 in.
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110rr: 1893 Railroad Locomotive View. Side view and diagram of a six-wheel coupled locomotive at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. From the Dec. 29, 1893 issue of Engineering Magazine. 11x14 in. $30
111rr: 1891 Presidential Railroad Car Scene. Hand colored engraving from the April 25, 1891 issue of Harper’s Weekly, titled "The Observation Car of the Presidential Train." Shows the luxurious accommodations that the President had while travelling. 11x16 in. $50
112rr: 1877 Across the continent-The Frank Leslie Excursion to the Pacific-The Platte River Valley from Fremont to Columbus, Nebraska. Leslie on the new transcontinental railroad. Authentic 1877 wood engraving from the September 8, 1877 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. $40
113rr: 1890 Railroad Train in Midwest Blizzard. Hand colored engraving from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, titled "The Recent Terrific Blizzard in the West. Railway Travel Blockaded in All Directions." Contains several scenes of trains stuck in the snow, and an image of a snow-bound settler shoveling snow by his cabin. 11x16 in. $40
114rr: 1889 Canadian Railroad Scene. Hand colored, engraved image from the Nov. 30, 1889 issue of The Graphic. Title is "To the New West with the Governor General of Canada Over the Canadian Pacific Railway." Shows the Governor General standing on the front of the locomotive engine, watching a prairie fire. 11x16 in. $50
115rr: 1932 Map of the Reading Railroad System. Interesting map, published in 1932 by the Reading Railroad. Shows all the Reading lines, with every stop marked on each line. Also shows connecting lines throughout the area. 8x11 in. $30
116rr: 1887 Railroad Steam Locomotive Print. Engraved side and cutaway views of a steam locomotive, published by Charles Scribner’s Sons in 1887. In the cutaway view, major parts of the locomotive are named. This print would be perfect for anyone with an interest in railroad history! 13x19 in. $30
118rr: 1875 Railroad Building Scene in the Old West. Hand colored engraving from Harper’s Weekly, titled "Railroad Building on the Great Plains." Teams of men are shown laying track across the prairie, while two Indians stand in the foreground talking with several armed guards. 11x16 in. $50
119rr: 1888 Denver Rio Grande Railroad Scene. Nicely hand colored engraving from Harper’s Weekly, titled "The Great Loop on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad." Shows a scene in the western countryside, with railroad track looping around a large hill. 11x16 in. $50
120rr: 1869 Railroad Scene, Promontory Point Utah. Large, hand colored engraving from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. Title is "The Completion of the Pacific Rail Road: The Ceremony at Promontory Point Utah, May 10th. The Locomotives Jupiter of the Central Line, and 119, of the Union Line, Meeting at the Junction After the Driving of the Last Spikes." Impressive portrayal of an historic moment in the history of U.S. railroads. 16x22 in. $150
200rr: RARE Old Map of North Pennsylvania Railroad. Fascinating, lithographed map, titled "The North Pennsylvania Railroad and its Connections." Printed in Oct. 1853 by A. Kollner of Philadelphia. This map shows an area from the Mid-Atlantic shore to the Western end of Michigan. Routes serviced by the North PA Railroad are indicated with dotted lines, which are traced with original red hand coloring. Connecting lines operated by other railroads are shown as well. In the bottom left corner, there is a chart of distances between cities along the railroad routes. This map is in very good condition. The left border has been extended to facilitate framing, and some of the original creases have been reinforced on the back with archival tape. 19x26 in.
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201rr: 1893: Proposed Railroad from New York to Paris. Interesting, hand-colored engraving from Once a Week, April 1, 1893. Title is “A New Way Round the World: From New York to Paris Overland.” Contains a small map and images from a proposed railroad route across North America, Asia and Europe via a bridge across the Bering Strait. 11x16 in. $50
202rr: From the May 11, 1889 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 'Sketches from the Famous New York & Chicago Limited Express Train'. Images include The Vestibule, Compartment, Sleeping, Dining, Drawing-Room and Library Cars. 11x16 in. $50
203rr: Philadelphia, PA. - The Centennial Exposition - View, Looking North, of the Pennsylvania Railroad Centennial Depot and the Exposition Buildings. Very nice hand colored engraving from the May 13, 1876 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Shows assorted buildings including, Horticultural Hall, Judges' Pavillion, United States Government Building as well as others. 16x22 in. $200
1049rr: 1902 Prints: Winter Transportation. Original Harper's Weekly (1902). The difficulties of winter transportation. Color: Black and White. Type: Half Tone. Size: 11x16 in. $24
1176rr: 1894 Print: Northern Pacific Railroad - Montana (1894). Color: Water Color. Type: Half Tone. Size: 13x11 in. $19