Collector's Corner

Winter 2000
Volume 107 - No. 4

Collector's Corner

HAVE: BOOKS, MANUALS, RULEBOOKS, switch keys, etc... Also have locomotive items including manuals. Contact J. Yarbrough, BLE Division 21, 6243 Arctic Cove, Millington, TN 38053-3600.

HAVE: APPROXIMATELY ONE DOZEN ADLAKE switch key locks. Contact: Retired BLE Division 5 member J.N. Harris, 700 Callista St., Arcadia, CA 91007, or (626) 445-3562.

HAVE: ALADDIN #23 CABOOSE LANTERN with extra chimney and one shade. Have one PRR switch key and nine yard PRR engineer and fireman yard time slips in perfect condition. Also have PRR shovel and thermometer from a Pullman car. Contact: Carl P. Walker, 4103 W. 109th St. Oak Lawn, IL, or (708) 499-3559.

HAVE: AN ORIGINAL COPY OF THE INVESTI-gation papers of Casey Jones' last accident, April 30, 1900. Contact: Ray Shelnut, BLE Division 23, 1268 Old Hwy. 4, Coldwater, MS 38618, or call (662)562-4316.

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. Contact Brother Clark at: 9907 Stirrup Drive, Cantonment, FL 32533; phone (850) 478-7726; or e-mail <blediv275@aol.com>.

HAVE: ROBIC SPEED CHRONOMETERS. AN invaluable tool for monitoring train speed. Gives readout in miles per hour. Wrist model is being re-introduced in January 2001. Contact: Arizona Diversified Distributing, P.O. Box 90839, Tucson, AZ 85752-0839; phone (800) 487-3254; e-mail <azdiverse@aol.com>.

WANT: DIESEL/STEAM LOCOMOTIVE engineer training materials - books, manuals, and textbooks on locomotive air, electrical, mechanical systems and locomotive operation. Also want rulebooks and timetables (old and new railroads). Contact J. Yarbrough, BLE Division 21, 6243 Arctic Cove, Millington, TN 38053-3600.

WANT: INFORMATION ON THE LIFE and career of John S. Foster. Brother Foster was a member of BLE Division 360 and worked for the Wheeling & Lake Erie from 1896-1949. Any information on his career is welcome, but especially interested in regular runs held between 1900-1945. Contact: John Schon, 212 Anstock Dr., Akron, OH 44319.

WANT: RAILROAD POLICE BADGES, patches and pins. Contact: John Malyna c/o Ken Ovendag, 641 Airlies St., Winnepeg, MB R2X 2B4 CANADA.

WANT: PENN CENTRAL CUT SWITCH key, unusual Penn Central artifacts, and souvenirs. Contact: Charles J. French Jr., 880 Albany Turnpike, Old Chatham, NY 12136; (518) 794-8477; or chukkster@earthlink.net.

WANT: C&O RAILWAY DINING CAR China, especially tea pot, hot water pot and tray in "George Washington" pattern. Contact: N.V. "Smitty" Smith, 1249 Dewey Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45205-1415, or phone: (513) 251-4779.

WANT: INFORMATION ON THE TEXAS & Pacific Railroad. Looking for any engineer who worked for the T&P from 1940-1972. Information will be used to preserve historical facts on railroad operations, nature of equipment and operations. Would also like information on the lines of equipment registry for these dates. Contact: Dr. Marvin G. Weber, 754 Winn Rd., Mooresboro, NC 28114-8228; or (704) 434-2698

Send your submissions to Collector's Corner: Locomotive Engineers Journal, 1370 Ontartio Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1702; or e-mail to <policy@ble.org>.

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