Collector's Corner

Spring 2004
Volume 111 - No. 1

Collector's Corner

HAVE: LITHOGRAPH PAINTINGS OF STEAM and diesel engines from almost every railroad in the U.S. Color and black-and-white, framed and ready to hang. Also have a set of B&O Passenger Conductor uniform buttons. Contact: George Pratt, 1028 Morrell Ave., Connellseville, PA 15425, or (724) 626-3088.

HAVE: A HUGE ASSORTMENT OF RAILROAD collectibles from 50 years of collecting. Over 500 items such as: manuals; books; passes; books on steam logistics and operations; lanterns; locks; keys; china; jacket; decanters; model train set; an engine etched on a mirror; and many other items from various railroads. Would like to sell the entire collection to a single collector. Contact B.D. Horton, P.O. Box 695, Belen, N.M. 87002, or (505) 864-8484.

HAVE: A RAILROAD POLICE BADGE FROM THE Lackawanna Railroad. Contact: Willie Battiest, 210 Laxton Ave., Broken Bow, OK 74728.

HAVE: BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS ITEMS. Photos (steam & diesel, black & white, color, various sizes); books; pamphlets; operating manuals; complete set (25 bound volumes) of BLW magazine. Contact: H.L. Broadbelt, 146 Princess Margaret Dr., Newport News,VA 23602; 757-874-2620; E-mail: broadbeltherbert@hotmail.com.

HAVE: ATLAS/KATO N SCALE ENGINES IN mint condition. GP-35 Reading, Burlington; U25-B Seaboard System; RS1 Soo Line; U30-C Seaboard System; C30-7 Conrail; GP-30, SD-45 and F7-A Undecorated. Contact retired BLET Division 309 member Bill Copeland, 2608 Algonquin Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32210-5904; phone (904) 384-7457.

HAVE: ORIGINAL BLE GOLD RINGS. The original BLE ring in men's and women's styles. Designed and offered by BLEr Ray Clark and backed by Josten's lifetime guarantee. These rings were a big hit at the BLE regional conventions. For more details, including photographs, visit BLE Gold Ring website at: <http://www.BLErings.com>. Contact Brother Clark at: 9907 Stirrup Drive, Cantonment, FL 32533; phone (850) 478-7726; or email: <blediv275r@aol.com>.

HAVE: ROBIC SPEED CHRONOMETERS. AN invaluable tool for monitoring train speed. Gives readout in miles per hour. Contact: Arizona Diversified Distributing, P.O. Box 90839, Tucson, AZ 85752-0839; phone (800) 487-3254; e-mail <azdiverse@aol.com>.

HAVE: A CUSTOM CN TRAIN SET. THE SET IS "O" gauge and consists of 1-CN-Gp-38-2 Diesel Locomotive, 1-CN Bulkhead Flat with load, 1-CN 2-bay 70 ton Coal car, 1-CN Boxcar, 1-Four Bay Covered Hopper, 1- CN Caboose. This set is a collectable numbered set and is made by Quality Craft Weaver. The detailing and paint scheme was confirmed by CN. Contact: Maggie Abar at: <casey122@msn.com> or (734) 782-4151.

HAVE: 1876 TIMETABLE FOR AT&SF RAILROAD excellent condition. Contact: P.D. Gearhart, P.O. Box 357, Swink, CO 81077.

WANT: EMPLOYEE TIMETABLES FROM PENN

Central, Conrail, CSX, New Haven, Guilford CP, D&H and railroad public timetables from 1940s, 1950s, 1960s. Contact: H. Frick, 10268 Maria Dr., Ft. Worth, TX 76108-4072.

WANT: TWO SWITCH LANTERNS, PREFERENCE Northern Pacific. Contact: BLE Division 202 member LeRoy Sly at (218) 287-2526.

WANT: "THUNDER ON THE BLUE RIDGE,"

a record about the Norfolk & Western steam engines on the Blue Ridge or other records about Norfolk & Western steam engines. Please contact retired BLE Division 291 member T. Heywood Branch, 350 Archer St., Crewe, VA 23930; phone (434) 645-9048.

Send your Collector's Corner submissions to: Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Journal, 1370 Ontario St., Mezzanine, Cleveland, OH 44113-1702.Or e-mail to: <policy@ble-t.org>

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