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Reading RR: Build Micheline Rail Car PhotoFramed "Ride the Crusader" poster1879 Schuylkill River Pass Rwy Elevation
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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IMPORTANT AMERICAN RAILROADIANA

Gallery Auction Sunday, February 1st, 2015, 10 AM 2501 E. Ontario Street, Phila., PA 19134 Important 19TH / 20TH c. American Railroadiana & Other Transportation Ephemera From the Lifetime Collection of the Late Charles Joseph Deschner, Philadelphia, and from the estate of another prominent Pennsylvania collector. The second in this series of railroadiana auctions, to include: extensive group of scarce and rare lanterns; timetables, route maps and other ephemera: 1840?s to mid-20th C.; fine vintage photographs; advertising and signage; early street railway track elevations, etc.; RR real estate deed, stock certificate and other ledgers; vintage technical equipment, to include communications and testing units; early 20th C. Union Switch & Signal Co. 7-pc. track control unit; rare 1854 Phila. & Reading RR real estate map; Phila. and other city transit ephemera; vintage and modern books on RR history/RR magazines; MUCH MORE!!
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2 Phila Route 100 Station signs: 2 Phila Route 100 Station signs, Radnor and Conshohocken Rd, fiberglass, red with white letters, 11" x 60" Condition; no issues noted
0001: 2 Phila Route 100 Station signsEst. $40-$80
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2 Train Route boards PTC & Septa: 2 Train Route boards including; c. 1960's PTC Market Frankford elevated lines route sign on wood, 21 3/4" x 27" and NJ Transit rail system route map on plastic, 21" x 33" Condition; minor wear to PTC
0002: 2 Train Route boards PTC & SeptaEst. $30-$60
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Framed Train Wreck photo "Accident": Framed Train Wreck photo "Accident", by Anon, French factory, black and white steam engine, 16" x 20" [framed] Condition; no issues noted
0003: Framed Train Wreck photo "Accident"Est. $20-$40
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Framed "Ride the Crusader" poster: Framed "Ride the Crusader" poster, clad in shining armor, stainless steel streamlined train between New York and Philadelphia, Jersey Central Railroad, triple matted and framed, 16" x 21" Condition;
0004: Framed "Ride the Crusader" posterEst. $30-$60
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17 Photos and Drawings on poster board: 17 reproduction photos and drawings on cushioned poster board, (3) larger including Hog Island Station and (14) smaller including trolley, train and ferry Condition; 1 smaller poster has bend at
0005: 17 Photos and Drawings on poster boardEst. $20-$40
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15+ Pennsylvania RR Manuals: 15+ Pennsylvania RR Manuals including; (9) Book of Rules, (6) safety rules, Manual on Freight Rates, manual on Maintenance of Way Stations and Instruction for Conductors and Ticket Counters, all mid
0006A: 15+ Pennsylvania RR ManualsEst. $30-$60
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20+ Pennsylvania RR Pamphlets: 20+ assorted Pennsylvania RR pamphlets including; Constitution, Agreements, General Notices, Instruction, all mid centuryCondition; some wear especially on edges
0006B: 20+ Pennsylvania RR PamphletsEst. $40-$80
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6 - 19th & 1 - 20th time tables: 6 - 19th & 1 - 20th time tables including; (6) Philadelphia & Reading Railroad - 1894, (2) 1895,1897, 1898 and 1900, plus (1) 1895 Central Railroad of New Jersey Condition; wear and some paper loss,
0007: 6 - 19th & 1 - 20th time tablesEst. $80-$120
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1879 Schuylkill River Pass Rwy Elevation: [Ms.] Schuylkill River Passenger Company: Section of 25th St. with Double Cartrack moved to West Side: app'd. 16th April 1866/ P.L. p. 934/ Approved by Board of Surveyors / Aug't. 18th 1879 / Samuel
0008: 1879 Schuylkill River Pass Rwy ElevationEst. $200-$400
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4 19th & 20th c. Train time tables: 4 19th & 20th c. Train time tables including; 1891 Phila. Wilmington & Baltimore RR, 1932 Terminal RR Assn. of St Louis (Union station St. Louis), 1939, Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee RR Co.
0010: 4 19th & 20th c. Train time tablesEst. $40-$80
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Reading Lines aluminum sign: Reading Lines aluminum sign, blue and silver, 16" x 24" Condition; no issues noted
0011: Reading Lines aluminum signEst. $60-$120
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1 Vol. Album of Mexican Railway 1877: 1 Vol. Album of Mexican Railway 1877, a collection of views by Casimiro Castro, 1977 Cardon y Papel de Mexico, 13 1/2" x 18 1/2" green board covers, having many chromolithograph plates Condition;
0012: 1 Vol. Album of Mexican Railway 1877Est. $30-$60
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1858 Fairmount Passenger RR Elevation: 1858 Fairmount Passenger RR Elevation, "Plan for laying track on Fairmount Passenger Railroad" on that potion extending west of Second and Third Streets respectively... Apprv'd June 21st/ [18]58 by
0014: 1858 Fairmount Passenger RR ElevationEst. $100-$200
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Framed Norristown Atlas Map: Framed Norristown Atlas Map, from J.L Smith's 1893 Atlas of Montgomery County, printed by Franklin Maps & J.L. Smith, matted and framed 25 1/2" x 33" Condition; no issues noted
0015: Framed Norristown Atlas MapEst. $60-$100
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7 Railroad photography books: 7 Railroad photography books including; (2) soft cover RR photography and NY Central company photographs, plus (5) hard cover - Steel Remembered, railway photography, westward to Promontory, Trains
0016: 7 Railroad photography booksEst. $30-$60
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5 Hard cover railroad books: 5 Hard cover railroad books including; The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives (2003), Encyclopedia of North American Railroads (2007), The Locomotive Cyclopedia Vol. I & II (1998 + 2005), plus The
0017: 5 Hard cover railroad booksEst. $150-$300
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6 Railroad books - Steam Locomotives: 6 Railroad books - Steam Locomotives including; (4) hard cover - Articulated Steam Locomotives of North America (Vol. II 1991), (2) American Locomotives an Engineering History (1968 + 1997), Super
0018: 6 Railroad books - Steam LocomotivesEst. $40-$60
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7 Union Pacific Railroad books: 7 Union Pacific Railroad books including; (6) hard cover - Union Pacific Country (1971 - 1st printing), Union Pacific's Turbine era (2001), Motive Power of the Union Pacific (1960), The Union Pacific
0019: 7 Union Pacific Railroad booksEst. $40-$60
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3 Railroad books: 3 Railroad books including (1) spiral bound soft cover The Passenger Car Library. Vol 4 Mid Atlantic RR (2001 - book no.1132), plus (2) hard cover - The American Railroad Freight car 919930 and The
0020: 3 Railroad booksEst. $40-$60
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5 Railroad books Steam Engine: 5 Railroad books Steam Engine including; (4) hard cover - southern Pacific Steam (2011), To Mountains by Rail (1970), Billion Dollar Coal Field (2010), Erie Power (1970), plus (1) soft cover - The
0021: 5 Railroad books Steam EngineEst. $30-$50
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