Railroad, Express, & Street Railway Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s Boston, Massachusetts Metropolitan Transit Authority Street Railway Police badge numbered 546. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: About 2-1/8" in width by 3-1/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with black...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1960's pin in 10 karat gold for 45 years of service with the Northern Pacific Railway. The railway was christened by President Grant in 1883, nineteen years after it was given the blessing of Congress. The railroad...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1920s or 1930s Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (AT & SF RY) Superintendent of Fire Alarm & Telegraph badge. The Santa Fe line was charted in 1859 to join with the already existing Atchison & Topeka. This railway...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1917 Kansas City, Missouri Terminal Railway Special Police badge. The badge is a five-pointed star within a circle and reads K.C. TER. RY. SPECIAL 678 POLICE KANSAS 1917 CITY, MO. VINTAGE: Circa 1917. SIZE: 2-1/4" diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s-1950s Pittsburgh Railways Company inspector hat badge and agreement booklet for railway employees. Also included is a memorandum dealing with paid holiday time from 1958 addressed to Elmer A. Koch, the presumed original owner of...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1960s Canadian National Railway wooden hanger from a passenger car. It shows the simple "CN" logo of the company that began in 1918 and is still "North America's Railroad". VINTAGE: Circa early 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 9"...

ARTIFACT: This is a 10 karat gold pin that was given to an employee with 40 years of service by New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (N.Y., N.H. & H.) The N.Y., N.H. & H operated from 1872 until 196The pin is the shape of the front of the train's...

ARTIFACT: This is a badge for the Boston and Maine Railroad's "Snow Train", which operated from 1931-1971 during the winter to bring adventurers from Massachusetts to slopes and villages in Vermont and New Hampshire. The badge shows a man cross-country...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous, heavy and huge circa 1930s engine nose plaque for the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Started in 1830, the B&O was an effort by the port city of Baltimore to open up routes to the west rivaling the Erie Canal. The B&O...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 Railway Express Agency Police badge #27. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 2-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated nickel with painted details. ATTACHMENT: Vertical kick pin with a...

ARTIFACT: This is a C, St. P, M, & O Railway Special Police 6-Point Star Badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 1-7/8" in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated brass with painted detail. ATTACHMENT: Vertical one piece...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1890s Cedar Rapids, Iowa Railroad Police 5-point star badge #12. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: About 2-5/8" in width by 2-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with painted details. ATTACHMENT: Vertical one...