The Railroad Commissary
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Locomotive Builder's Plates
We offer a collection of railroad collectables that have been carefully selected for authenticity. Our interest is railroad relics – unless the items actually came from a railway, we don't stock them.
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We GIFT WRAP (see bottom of page for details) Collections Bought
To order call: (707) 328-6215 (cell) or 539-1051 (land) or e-mail: rrcomm@sonic.net or use Google checkout
or Paypal invoices sent upon request (best option for international sales)
Alco – Brooks Works
7" X 14" rectangular cast brass
BPA-0118 38139 10-1905 0-6-0 (very good condition / pervasive tiny pitting) $1200.00
(The last steam shop goat at Paducah)
Illinois Central (IC) #29
Illinois Central (IC) #3293 (r/b to 0-6-0T in 1943, used as shop switcher @ Paducah, Ky.)
scrapped 1957
BPA-0088 40906 12-1906 2-6-2 Class T / Class T-1 (nice / letter "S" has been repaired) $1200.00
(mounted on display panel - can easily be removed)
Northern Pacific (NP) #2376
Northern Pacific (NP) #2467 (r/b to T-1 in 1929)
7" X 14" rectangular cast iron
(none currently in stock)
Alco – Richmond Works
7" X 14" rectangular cast brass
(none currently in stock)
7" X 14" rectangular cast iron
(none currently in stock)
Alco – Schenectady Works
7" X 14" rectangular cast brass
BPA-0140 50415 9-1911 2-8-2 (excellent condition) $1150.00
Missouri Pacific #1237
7" X 14" rectangular cast iron
BPA-0154 59668 11-1918 2-8-2 (excellent condition) $1000.00
Wabash #2209
Alco / GE
6" X 12" rectangular cast brass
(none currently in stock)
6" X 12" rectangular cast iron
BPA-0290 70946 9-1943 S2 excellent condition $445.00
New York Central (NYC) #8500 (NYC's first Alco S2 !!)
Penn Central (PC) #9600
BPA-0094 78081 8-1950 RS3 excellent condition (Sold)
Great photo of NYC #8224
New York Central (NYC) #8224
Alco Products
4" X 12" rectangular sheet aluminum
BPA-0042 81865 5-1956 S4 excellent - as removed condition (Sold)
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) #9083
Baldwin Locomotive Works / BLW
Burnham, Williams & Co. 12 1/4" round cast brass
BPB-0454 23514 Jan 1904 2-8-0 Consolidation
nicely restored, has notch (weld burn) in rim $1110.00
Southern Pacific (SP) #2692
scrapped at Tuscon, Az.
BPB-0073 32332 Dec 1907 2-8-0 Consolidation
nicely restored, has 4 small cracks, mostly visible on back $1160.00
Great Northern (GN) #1250
scrapped 1949
9 1/4" round cast brass Steam
BPB-0106 37774 May, 1912 2-8-2 Mikado (has 2 tight cracks) $870.00
Wabash #2420
BPB-0102 44886 Jan, 1917 0-4-0T (Sold)
British Army #51
BPB-0093 57086 Sept, 1923 2-8-2 Mikado $850.00
Santa Fe (AT&SF) #4033
9 1/4" round cast brass Diesel
BPB-0018 64425 1942 VO-1000 heavy service scrapes $880.00
Wabash RR #300
14 3/4" X 10 1/4" five sided "House Shaped" cast brass
BPB-0250 73028 9-1946 4-8-4 Niagara excellent condition / 2 small extra holes along centerline
$1600.00 
National Ry. of Mexico / NdeM #3043 (The pinnacle of Mexican steam development)
14 3/4" X 10 1/4" five sided "House Shaped" cast iron
BPB-0190 72816 9-1945 VO660 excellent condition $1100.00
American Smelting & Refing Co. / ASARCO #1953 (San Luis Potosi, Mexico)
Industrial Minera Mexico #1953 (same)
BPB-0150 74898 9-1950 AS-16 excellent condition $1350.00
Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR / MKT #1578
Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR / MKT #133
(apparently authentic black paint. Photos show that EMD returned these AS-16's to MKT after rebuilding
with the original Baldwin plates painted black - same as the undercarriage)
(Bowser made a model of MKT #1578 - now you can own the actual builder's plate of that locomotive!)
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton / BLH
(none currently in stock)
Diesel Div. /
GM of Canada
"Hotdog"
(none currently in stock)
15" X 4 1/4" rectangular sheet aluminum
BP-0105 A-4017 2-1981 SD40-2 good condition $80.00
Canadian Pacific (CP) #6010
BP-0083 A-4301 2-1983 SD40-2 good condition $80.00
Canadian Pacific (CP) #6038
BP-0060 A-4326 10-1975 GP38-2 good condition $80.00
Canadian Pacific (CP) #3029
(Athern made a model of CP #3029 - now you ould have the builder's plate of the real thing too)
BP-0058 A-4445 10-1975 SD40-2 good condition $80.00 (Hold)
Canadian Pacific (CP) #6056
Electro Motive Corp /
EMC
15 1/2" X 5 1/4" rectangular cast brass (used from at least 1939 in to 1942)
(none currently in stock)
Electro Motive Div. / EMD
14 3/4" X 4 3/4" rectangular stainless steel (used from 1942 until 1947)
BPE-0166 1548 1-16-42 NW2 as removed (Sold)
Grand Trunk Western (GTW) #7909
Chicago & North Western (CNW) #1004
BPE-0098 3764 3-6-47 E7-A nice / no paint $870.00
Missouri Pacific (I&GN) #7012A
Missouri Pacific (MP) #21
To order call: (707) 328-6215 (cell) or 539-1051 (land) or e-mail: rrcomm@sonic.net or use Google checkout
or Paypal invoices sent upon request (best option for international sales)
"Hotdog" 15" X 4 1/8" stainless steel (used from 1947 until at least 1963)
BPE-0085 15462 3-1952 GP7 flat / almost no paint left $120.00
New York Central (NYC) #5688
Penn Central (PC) #5688
Conrail (CR) #5688
BPE-0217 15462 3-1952 GP7 flat / vestiges of primer left $120.00
New York Central (NYC) #5688
Penn Central (PC) #5688
Conrail (CR) #5688
BPE-0037 16146 3-1952 GP7 scraped up $90.00
Missouri Pacific (MP) #4222
Missouri Pacific (MP) #220
Missouri Pacific (MP) #1663
BPE-0064 16318 2-1953 SW9 nice, no paint $145.00
New York Central #8996
Penn Central #8996
Conrail #8996
BPE-0606 19121 1-1954 GP9 nice, no paint $120.00
Union Pacific (UP) #235
BPE-0395 19185 4-1954 GP9 scuffed up a bit $120.00
Union Pacific (UP) #184
BPE-0591 19186 4-1954 GP9 nice / a little blue left $120.00
Union Pacific (UP) #185
BPE-0558 & BPE-0559 19243 3-1954 GP9-B as removed $120.00 / ea.
BPE-0558 
(Jay Reed photo - click to enlarge)
BPE-0559 
Union Pacific (UP) #167B
BPE-0114 22693 1956 GP9 flat / some background paint left (Sold)
New York Central (NYC) #6026
Penn Central (PC) #7426
Conrail (CR) #7426
BPE-0264 22693 1956 GP9 flat / thick chipped blue (CR) paint $120.00
New York Central (NYC) #6026
Penn Central (PC) #7426
Conrail (CR) #7426
(several other UP GP9 / GP9-B plates in stock. Looking for a particular one? Please inquire)
BPE-0931 23717 9-1957 GP9B traces of varnish $130.00
Union Pacific (UP) #311B
BPE-0173 23950 10-1957 GP9 nice / most paint gone $130.00
Pennsylvania RR (PRR) #7152
Penn Central (PC) #7152
Conrail (CR) #7152
BPE-0202 24174 12-1957 SD9 nice / most paint gone $170.00
Pennsylvania RR (PRR) #7607
Penn Central (PC) #6907
Conrail (CR) #6907
(Life-Like / Proto 2000 made a model of PRR #7607 - now you can own the actual builder's plate of that locomotive!)
"Hotdog" 15" X 4 1/8" aluminum (used from at least 1964 until 1967)
BPE-0072 30811 3-1967 SD35 fair condition / upper bolt hole enlarged $160.00
(Martin K. O'Toole photo - click to enlarge)
Southern Ry (SR) #3005
Norfolk Southern (NS) #3005(1st)
15" X 4 1/4" rectangular stainless steel (used from 1966 through the 1980's)
BPE-0046 35941 4-1970 SW1500 scrapes / weld burns / blue gone $120.00
Louisville & Nashville (L&N) #5003
Seaboard System (SBD) #5003
CSX #1103
BPE-0063 7354-57 7-1972 GP38-2 excellent condition / no paint $85.00
Penn Central (PC) #7996
Conrail (CR) #7996
Union Pacific (UP) #1939
BPE-0113 73662-16 4-1974 GP38-2 excellent condition / blue faded $85.00
(Stan Lytle photo - click to enlarge)
Comprehensive Locomotive Archiving
Union Pacific (UP) #2015
Union Pacific (UP) #515
BPE-0111 74609-39 3-1974 SD40-2 excellent condition / faded paint $85.00
Chicago & North Western (CNW) #6854
Union Pacific (UP) #2986
BPE-0099 74639-8 9-1974 SD40-2 good condition / little paint $80.00
Chicago & North Western (CNW) #6873
retired by 2000 (as CNW 6873)
BPE-0096 776071-2 2-1978 GP40-2 excellent condition / no paint $85.00
Southern Pacific (SP) #7609
Union Pacific (UP) #5201
Union Pacific (UP) #1301
BPE-0065 786191-39 8-1979 GP40-2 stampings fair / basic lettering very light / no paint $50.00
Conrail (CR) #3384
Norfolk Southern (NS) #3059
BPE-0084 786193-16 8-1979 SD40-2 stampings fair / basic lettering very light / no paint $55.00
Conrail (CR) #6498
CSX #8856
(Bachman made a model of CSX #8856 - now you can own the actual builder's plate of that locomotive!)
BPE-0074 787147-15 8-1979 GP38-2 stampings strong / basic lettering light / almost no paint $65.00
Conrail (CR) #8238
CSX #2798
BPE-0052 787249-37 10-1979 GP15-1 stampings OK / basic lettering very light / no paint $55.00
Conrail (CR) #1621
Norfolk Southern / "PRR" #1408
retired (2007)
Fairbanks-Morse / FM
16 7/8" X 7 7/8" rectangular cast brass
BPF-0080 12L-747 4-1953 H-12-44 excellent condition [original paint ?] $1260.00
Santa Fe (AT&SF) #531
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General Electric / GE
8" X 5" rectangular sheet zinc (wartime)
(none currently in stock)
8" X 5" rectangular sheet steel (wartime)
(none currently in stock)
8" X 5" rectangular stainless steel
(none currently in stock)
8" X 5" rectangular sheet aluminum (recent)
(none currently in stock)
14" X 5" rectangular cast aluminum
BPG-0071 39205 6-1973 U30C (bolt holes broken out) $250.00
Union Pacific #2865
sold-for-scrap 1988
BPG-0104 39267 6-1973 U23B (bolt holes broken out) $220.00
(Terry Scott photo - click to enlarge)
Louisville & Nashville (L&N) #2738
Seaboard System (SBD) #2738
CSX #3267
BPG-0108 39623 5-1974 U23B (most bolt holes broken out) (Sold)
Southern Ry. #3917
Norfolk Southern #3917
BPG-0296 39910 10-1974 U23B (most bolt holes broken out) (Sold)
Missouri Pacific #2262
Missouri Pacific #4512
Union Pacific #546
s-f-s (1989)
BPG-0079 41931 5-1978 B23-7 $250.00
Conrail #1924
Norfolk Southern #4034
GM Locomotive Group / GM / EMD / DD
12" X 4" rectangular stainless steel
BPE-0067 907147-2 9-1992 SD60 $160.00
Norfolk Southern (NS) #6698
BPE-0049 926302-25 9-1992 SD60M $150.00
Union Pacific (UP) #6340
BPE-0081 946555-13 11-1994 SD70MAC $150.00
Burlington Northern #9554 (BN)
BPE-0103 996164-60 8-2000 SD70M $150.00
Union Pacific (UP) #4059
To order call: (707) 328-6215 (cell) or 539-1051 (land) or e-mail: rrcomm@sonic.net or use Google checkout
or Paypal invoices sent upon request (best option for international sales)
Plymouth
(none currently in stock)
Porter
Shield cast brass
(none currently in stock)
Vulcan
(none currently in stock)
Whitcomb
(none currently in stock)
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To purchase any of the above items, please e-mail: rrcomm@sonic.net
Or call: (707) 539-1051 (7:30 am till 9:00 pm Pacific Time – open 8:30 a.m. on Sat and Sun) (if no answer, please leave your name, number and message)
(In a pinch, you may try my cell phone number (707) 328-6215
Shipping – Shipping is $12.00 per order – insurance included (to US addresses), ($15.00 to Canada up to 1 kg, $26 up to 2 kg, $36 uo to 4 kg, $56 over 4 kg), more elsewhere, depending on cost). Your quantity discount will be in the shipping – buy several pieces and we pay anything over the basic rate. Orders over $1000 shipping is free within North America, 50% actual cost worldwide. To avoid delay please order by stock number, when shown.
We are located in Santa Rosa, California Anyone near to here or passing through would be welcomed to pick up their items (by appointment) so as to save the shipping charge. Unfortunately, we have no showroom – all our stock is wrapped and in storage (for its protection).
Our Customer Comments
Visa and M/C, as well as checks and money orders, accepted.
Packing – We pack for success, not excuses. We love old railroad china and relics as much as you do, so we would rather spend a bit more on packing materials (actually, we prefer to use clean recycled packing materials) than see a piece broken in transit.
Our success is collectors getting pieces they want, and only that. Therefore, all sales are allowed a three day inspection period, within which time, unsatisfactory items may be returned for refund.
Trade / Sell – Perhaps you would like to suggest a trade ? Unlike an Old World vegetable grocer, we do not care to haggle over the price of each piece, but if you think that you could suggest a trade, or other "deal," that would be mutually beneficial, we will be happy to hear you out. Maybe you have a piece that doesn't exactly fit with your collection, and we have a piece that does – maybe a deal could be found. Please recall though, that this is a commercial enterprise, so we would find no advantage in a trade for pieces of like value. Of course, we are always buying – from whole collections to single pieces.
Appraisals – We get many requests for appraisals, and are happy to honor those request for $6.00 per item. Our appraisal is what we think that a particular item ought sell for at "full retail" (although that depends on how you might market the item) – please feel free to write for further details. For free, we will tell you what we would pay for an item, but please, only inquire if you might actually want to sell your item to us. Our "free appraisal" is always the same - "an item is worth what you can get someone to pay you for it."
Sales Tax / Ca. only – Orders shipped to California addresses must pay applicable sales tax.
Gift Wrap – For an extra $7.00 per gift, we will gift wrap any item(s) and mail it directly to the recipient. Nothing too fancy, but we will box the item(s) and tailor the wrap to the occasion (birthday, Christmas or other), with a "from / to" tag filled out as you specify.
Wants lists – We have locomotive builder's plates - you want locomotive builder's plates, but unfortunately, these are not always the same items. If you would care to send us your "want list", we will store it and notify you (e-mail or phone, your choice) if we get that item in stock. There is no obligation on your part - this is only a notification service and interest survey. Send to: Wants lists
All items first come, first served – if you like it, you can own it. No false-hope teaser prices, no bidding stress, no sniping – everything is "Buy It Now" priced. Prices subject to change without notice.
Questions and comments welcomed.
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