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Locomotive Builder's Plates
We offer a collection of railroad collectibles 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
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Alco - Brooks Works (locomotive production at Brooks Works ceased in 1932)
7" X 14" rectangular / curved ends cast brass
BPA-1218 48099 June 1910 2-8-0 C43 (fine vintage condition / older repaint) $1600.00
(3 X 5.5" B&W print, as seen below, available upon request w/ purchase of plate)
Rock Island (CRI&P) #2018
7" X 14" rectangular / curved ends cast iron
(none currently in stock)
7" X 14" rectangular / straight ends cast iron
(none currently in stock)
Alco - Cooke Works (Alco - Cooke closed in 1926)
7" X 14" rectangular / curved ends cast brass
(none currently in stock)
4 1/2" X 9" rectangular cast brass (used on smaller locomotives - most of Cooke's production)
(none currently in stock)
Alco - Pittsburgh Works (Alco - Pittsburgh closed in 1919)
7" X 14" rectangular / curved ends cast brass
(none currently in stock)
Alco - Richmond Works (Alco - Richmond closed in 1927)
7" X 14" rectangular / curved ends cast brass
BPA-274 54024 9-1913 4-6-2 P-2 painted red w/ gold highlights $1600.00
Seaboard Air Line #844
7" X 14" rectangular / curved ends cast iron (WWI era)
(none currently in stock)
7" X 14" rectangular / straight ends cast iron
BPA-1242 67333 6-1927 2-8-2 H-6 (the smallest 2-8-2's in US railroad service)
painted "graphite" - as it was when in service $1660.00
(5 X 7" B&W print, as seen below, available upon request w/ purchase of plate)
Toledo, Peoria & Western (TP&W) #42
s-f-s 1949
Alco - Schenectady Works
7" X 14" rectangular / curved ends cast brass
(none currently in stock)
7" X 14" rectangular / curved ends cast iron (WWI era)
(none currently in stock)
7" X 14" rectangular / straight ends (1920 and later) cast iron
BPA-252 68456 Sept, 1930 0-8-0 C-16 excellent condition/ glossy black paint $1000.00
(5 X 7" B&W print, as seen below, available upon request w/ purchase of plate)
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) #229
4 1/2" X 9" rectangular cast iron (used on smaller steam and the earliest Diesels, through 1940)
BPA-902 69319 Jun 1940 HH1000 broken in several pieces, epoxied to backing board $960.00
Oliver Iron Mining #902 (Hibbing, Mn.)
United States Steel (USS) - Oliver Iron Mining Div. #902 (same)
United States Steel (USS) - Fairless Works #21 (Fairless Hills, Pa.)
scrapped
Alco / GE (Alco/GE plates were used on Diesel locomotives from early 1941 into 1953)
6" X 12" rectangular "Alco Diesel" - cast brass version
(Alco/GE brass plates were apparently only used from early 1941 through mid-1942)
BPA-957 69468 June 1941 S1 (no paint / 1 bolt hole repaired, mostly visible on back) $1250.00
New York Central (NYC) #692
New York Central (NYC) #957
New York Central (NYC) #907
Penn Central (PC) #9410
(the bolt hole repair seems to have been done when the locomotive was still in service, as the repaired
area seems to show signs of industrial-strength mounting. Plate from estate of a former NYC/PC shop
personnel in the Cleveland area - found with assorted NOS but obsolete locomotive parts)
6" X 12" rectangular "Alco Diesel" - cast iron version (used from 1942 until about 9-1945 - WWII era)
BPA-1177 69918 Sept 1942 S2 excellent / no paint, except old TRRA red along top edge $760.00
Terminal Railroad Association (of St Louis) (TRRA) #577
t-i to EMD (e-1960's)
BPA-610 72861 Nov 1944 S2 excellent / as removed / NYC - PC black paint $880.00
New York Central (NYC) #8514
Penn Central (PC) #9709
(Lionel made a model of NYC S2 #8514)
6" X 12" rectangular winged gear version (used c. 9-1945 into 1953)
BPA-673 75298 Aug 1947 FA1 (excellent / older repaint) $1400.00
New Haven (HYNH&H) #0414
t-i to GE (e-1960's)
BPA-238 75402 Dec 1947 RS2 excellent / no paint $1150.00
New Haven (NYNH&H) #0501
BPA-1315 75733 Apr 1948 FA1 excellent / old MP blue $1400.00
Missouri Pacific #315 (MP)
t-i to EMD (e-1960's)
BPA-390 75760 Aug 1947 RS1 excellent / as removed / black paint w/ traces of yellow highlights $1100.00
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern (AT&N) #110
Frisco (SLSF) #110 (1948)
t-i to EMD (1968)
BPA-431 76504 Dec 1948 S2 excellent / original B&O blue paint / as removed $950.00
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) #529
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) #9073
Cargill (Chicago, Il.) (1974)
BPA-445 76592 Feb 1949 S2 as removed / LAJ blue paint / crack through left bolt hole $1000.00
Los Angeles Junction Ry #5
(an extreme enlargement of the builder's plate part of the photo seems to show that
the whitish area at the bottom of the plate was how it was when it was in service.
Looks like maybe poor masking or overspray from repainting a tiger stripe.
BPA-788 76788 Jun 1949 S2 excellent / repainted black w/ white lettering - as originally $1250.00
Galveston, Houston & Henderson (GH&H) #20
Scott Paper Co. (Chickasaw, Al.) (1966)
(GH&H had only 2 Diesels, Alco S2's, #'s 20 and 21. They spent 15 years switching on the island. They were replaced
with leased locomotives from then-parent RR's MKT and MP in 1965 - and the GH&H became a "paper railroad")
BPA-804 77506 Oct 1949 PA1 excellent / old MP off-white paint $3000.00
Missouri Pacific #8004 (MP)
Missouri Pacific #47 (MP)
t-i to EMD (e-1960's)
(there were only eight MP PA1's built)
BPA-720 77966 April 1950 RSC2 excellent / no paint $1200.00
(plate comes with duplicate slide, as seen below)
Seaboard Air Line (SAL) #1536
Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) #1110
(one of only five spec E-1661C, 1600 hp RSC-2's built - transition model between RSC-2's and RSC-3's)
BPA-1323 78121 May 1950 FA1 (excellent / old repaint) $1400.00
Missouri Pacific #323 (MP)
t-i to EMD (e-1960's)
BPA-1149 78755 May 1951 RS3
(as removed / remnants of black paint over remnants of gray paint) $1000.00
Central of Georgia (CofG) #113
Southern Ry #113
New York Dock Ry #57 (1974)
scrapped 1986
BPA-294 79399 Dec 1951 RS3 (steam generator equipped for passenger service)
(excellent / traces of very weathered PRR paint - black background and buff letters) $800.00
(original 35mm slide, as seen below, available for $15 w/ purchase of plate)
Pennsylvania RR (PRR) #8841
Pennsylvania RR (PRR) #5541
retired 1967 (months before PC merger)
BPA-1633 79417 Dec 1951 RS3 $1400.00 excellent / as removed / original SSW orange paint
Cotton Belt (SSW) #317
Cotton Belt (SSW) #354
Cotton Belt (SSW) #2810
t-i to EMD 1968
(plate came to us from the person that salvaged it from locomotive in EMD/Pielet Bros scrap line c.1968.
Up to 50% of the proceeds from its sale will be donated to RR or historical society)
BPA-682 79827 Oct 1952 RS3 $800.00 excellent / painted gloss black, as it was originally
Seaboard Air Line (SAL) #1682
Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) #1195
retired 1974 / t-i to GE / scrapped 1976
BPA-1352 80069 Aug 1952 S4 $850.00
excellent / older repaint - black w/ silver highlights
Louisville & Nashville (L&N) #2352
BPA-235 80100 Mar 1953 S4 $900.00
excellent / original SP gray paint / w/traces of black and orange "Tiger Stripes"
Southern Pacific (SP) #1522
Southern Pacific (SP) #1822
6" X 12 1/4" rectangular sheet aluminum (Alco/GE sheet aluminum plates are very scarce - maybe made only as replacement plates?)
(none currently in stock)
American Locomotive Co. (no mention of GE - after Alco/GE, before Alco Products)
3 3/4" X 12 1/4" rectangular sheet aluminum (used c.1953 into 1955 - not much to look at, but uncommon)
BPA-1509 80766 1- 1955 RS3 (flat / bolt holes damaged during removal / traces of MP blue paint) $740.00
Missouri Pacific (MP) #4509
Missouri Pacific (MP) #982 (c. 1961)
Missouri Pacific (MP) #1077 (r/p w/EMD engine as "GP12") (c. 1965)
retired 12-1974 / t-i to GE
Diesel engine plates 9 3/4" X 4 1/4" sheet brass
(none currently in stock)
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Alco Products (Alco Products plates were used from 1955 - when that name was adopted - until the end)
3 3/4" X 12 1/4" rectangular sheet aluminum
BPA-1074 81820 11- 1956 S6 flat / 1 small gouge / nice paint $825.00
(plate comes with slide, as seen below)
Southern Pacific (SP) #1074
Southern Pacific (SP) #1241
BPA-183 82328 2- 1957 RS11 (flat / fair paint) $850.00
Norfolk & Western (N&W) #339
(Atlas made a model of N&W #339 in HO scale)
4" X 12" rectangular stainless steel
(none currently in stock)
American Car & Foundry / ACF
Berwick Plant 1 1/2" X 18" rectangular cast brass no data
(none currently in stock)
Baldwin Locomotive Works / BLW
16" / Burnham, Williams & Co. cast brass "manhole cover"
(none currently in stock)
12 1/4" / Burnham, Williams & Co. cast brass ("Burnham, Williams & Co" on plates from about 1891 into 1909)
BPB-693 22614 Aug 1903 0-6-0
shiny brass (currently in stand - could be removed easily) $1200.00
Southern Pacific / Texas & New Orleans (T&NO) #76
scrapped 1940
BPB-454 23514 Jan 1904 2-8-0 Consolidation
nicely restored, has notch (weld burn) in rim $1110.00
(plate comes with 2 3/4" X 7 1/4" print, as seen below, upon request)
Southern Pacific (SP) #2692
scrapped at Tucson, Az. late 1935
>>> Eagerly sought <<< 29792 Dec 1906 4-6-0 >>>Wanted<<<
Georgia Coast & Piedmont #64
Collins & Glenville RR #64
(a plate from this locomotive is most eagerly sought by a descendent of the family that once owned the Collins & Glenville
RR. One of it's plates was last known to have sold at auction in 2007. Top price will be paid if you have a plate
from this locomotive that you would be willing to return (sell) to the family. Purchase or trades considered.
BPB-73 32332 Dec 1907 2-8-0 Consolidation
nicely restored, has 4 small cracks, mostly visible on back $1160.00
(5" X 8" B&W print, as seen below, included with plate upon request)
Great Northern (GN) #1250
scrapped 1949
8 1/8" / Burnham, Williams & Co. cast brass
(none currently in stock)
12 1/4" round cast brass (this style used for about two years)
BPB-121 36553 May, 1911 0-6-0
good condition, but 2 extra holes $950.00 (Hold)
Southern Pacific (SP) #1189
scrapped 1940
11 3/4" oval cast brass Steam
(none currently in stock)
9 1/4" round cast brass Steam
>>> Eagerly sought <<< 51974 July 1919 4-6-0 >>>Wanted<<<
Savannah & Southern #105
Collins & Glenville RR #105
(a plate from this locomotive is eagerly sought by a descendent of the family that once owned the
Collins & Glenville RR. Top price will be paid if you have a plate from this locomotive that you
would be willing to return (sell) to the family. Purchase or trade considered.
BPB-178 57916 December 1924 0-6-0 excellent condition $960.00
(2 1/2 X 4 1/4" negative, as seen below, available for $12 w/ purchase of plate)
Commonwealth Steel #57 (Granite City, Il.)
General Steel Castings #57 (same) (1929)
Algers, Winslow & Western #57 (1945)
9 1/4" round cast brass Diesel
BPB-592 62397 1940 VO660 (round radiator!) average wear / as removed / chipped black MP paint $1400.00
Missouri Pacific (MP) #9009
Missouri Pacific (MP) #6612
BPB-1363 64434 1942 VO1000 much service wear / as removed / Milwaukee black paint $1000.00
Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P) #1382
t-i to EMD (l. 1960's)
(plate came to us from the person that salvaged it from locomotive in EMD/Pielet Bros scrap line c.1968.
Up to 50% of the proceeds from its sale will be donated to RR or historical society)
9 1/4" round cast iron Diesel (used during WWII)
BPB-444 69783 1943 VO1000 repainted / cracks at lower bolt hole $1100.00
Frisco (SLSF) #213
t-i to EMD (c. 1970)
(Bowser made a model of Frisco #213 in HO scale)
14 3/4" X 10 1/4" five sided "House Shaped" cast brass steam
(none currently in stock)
14 3/4" X 10 1/4" five sided "House Shaped" cast brass Diesel (used from c. 1946 - e-1948)
(none currently in stock)
14 3/4" X 10 1/4" five sided "House Shaped" cast iron (used 1945-47, then m-1948-1950)
BPB-425 72046 Aug 1945 VO-1000 excellent / as removed / Milw black paint $1250.00
Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P) #1689
t-i to EMD l-60's
(plate came to us from the person that salvaged it from locomotive in EMD/Pielet Bros scrap line c.1968.
Up to 50% of the proceeds from its sale will be donated to RR or historical society)
BPB-772 74097 Mar 1949 DS-4-4-1000 excellent / old repaint $1250.00
Missouri Pacific Lines (St Louis, Brownsville & Mexico) (MP / StLB&M) #9165
t-i to EMD e-60's
BPB-721 74100 Feb 1949 DS-4-4-1000 excellent / as removed / PRR black paint $1250.00
Pennsylvania RR (PRR) #9050
t-i to EMD m-60's
Diesel engine plates 8 7/8" X 5" brass
(none currently in stock)
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Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton / BLH
(used 1951 - 1956)
BPB-574 75049 1951 S12 excellent / as removed / old MP black paint $1100.00
Missouri Pacific (MP) #9216
Missouri Pacific (MP) #1276
t-i to EMD (e-60's)
BPB-1007 75085 1951 AS616 excellent $2000.00
Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P) #2100
Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P) #560
t-i to EMD (l-60's)
(plate came to us from the person that salvaged it from locomotive in EMD/Pielet Bros scrap line c.1968.
Up to 50% of the proceeds from its sale will be donated to RR or historical society)
BPB-286 75143 1952 S12 nice / as removed $1240.00
(plate comes with duplicate slide (SAL), and slide (SCL), as seen below)
Seaboard Air Line (SAL) #1463
Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) #204
BPB-356 75311 Feb 1952 S12 excellent / as removed / PRR black paint $1000.00
Pennsylvania RR (PRR) #8796
t-i to EMD (c.1968)
BPB-653 75377 1952 RF16 Sharknose excellent / as removed / original black paint $2100.00
(plate comes with post card of NYC #3821, as seen below)
New York Central (NYC) #3821
BPB-610 75556 1952 S12 excellent / as removed / NYC frame-stripe white paint $1100.00
New York Central (NYC) #9321
[Penn Central (PC) #8105 - ever renumbered ?]
Diesel engine plates 8 7/8" X 5" steel
(none currently in stock)
Beyer Peacock & Co., Ltd - Gorton Works (England)
16 3/4" oval cast brass
BPB-726 no/# (from order #7182, progressive #'s 3080 to 3083) 1890 2-8-4T
excellent, coursely polished condition $1200.00
EF Mina y Rio (Brazil)
(click on thumbnail photos to enlarge)
British builder's plate book
RB-5729 British Locomotive Builders' Plates (HB) (excellent+ condition)
(hundreds of photos / everything you want to know about British builder's plates)
Buckle & Love Midland, 1994 $32.00 
Canadian Locomotive Company
8 1/2" X 17" diamond
(none currently in stock)
Davenport Locomotive Works
4" X 14" cast iron
BPD-470 2280 (8-1939) 44ton excellent / as removed / remnants of RI black, maroon paint $2000.00
(2nd 44ton, by any make, built) (plate comes with duplicate slide, as seen below)
Rock Island #361
t-i to EMD 1966
BPD-304 2293 (4-1940) 44ton excellent / as removed $2000.00
(3rd 44ton, by any make, built) (5" X 7" B&W print, as seen below but w/o markings, included with plate upon request)
Rock Island #362
Warren & Oachita Valley RR #100 (1949)
Rock Island #362 (1959)
t-i to EMD 1966
Diesel Div. /
GM of Canada
"Hotdog"
(none currently in stock)
15" X 4 1/4" rectangular sheet aluminum
(none currently in stock)
To order call: (707) 328-6215 (cell) or 539-1051 (land) or e-mail: rrcomm@sonic.net
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Electro Motive Corp /
EMC
16" X 5 1/4" rectangular cast brass ("GM" on right / first used in 1936)
(none currently in stock)
15 1/2" X 5 1/4" rectangular cast brass ("GM" on left / 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 c. 9 or 10 - 1947)
BPE-700 2100 9-22-1943 FT(A) excellent / no paint $1880.00
Western Pacific (WP) #906-A
t-i to EMD (1966)
(plate came to us from the person that salvaged it from locomotive in EMD/Pielet Bros scrap line c.1968.
Up to 50% of the proceeds from its sale will be donated to RR or historical society)
"Hotdog" 15" X 4 1/8" stainless steel (used from c. 10 - 1947 until at least 1965)
BPE-904 4478 12-5-1947 F3 excellent, but some corner wear $580.00
(8" X 10" color print, as seen below (but w/o markings), included with plate upon request)
Central of Georgia (CofG) #904
BPE-527 5335 6-1-1948 F3-B excellent, but has weld burns on tip $325.00
Frisco (SLSF) #5107
t-i to EMD (e-1960's)
BPE-678 9102 April 1951 F7 excellent / NYC/PC black paint / as removed $460.00
New York Central (NYC) #1678
Penn Central (PC) #1678
BPE-898 11774 June 1950 SW7 flat / good condition / bolt holes over-drilled $255.00
Chicago River & Indiana (CR&I) #8898
New York Central (NYC) #8898
Penn Central (PC) #8898
Conrail (CR) #8898
Honey Creek RR #8898
BPE-841 11976 Oct, 1950 F7 excellent, but extra mounting hole drilled on left-hand end / no paint $480.00
(plate comes with dramatically color-shifted commercial duplicate color slide, as seen below)
Louisville & Nashville (L&N) #841
BPE-1489 12563 June 1950 SW9 excellent / bits of MP blue at extreme edges / as removed $170.00
Missouri Pacific (MP) #9182
Missouri Pacific (MP) #1244
BPE-1703 12983 Dec 1950 F7 (A) excellent condition - flat - no paint $720.00
Charleston & Western Carolina (C&WC) #904
Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) #412 (in 1959)
Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) #428 (in 1967)
retired 1971
BPE-668 13435 Jan 1952 FP7 excellent / no paint $700.00
(plate comes with duplicate color slide, as seen below)
Louisville & Nashville (L&N) #668
BPE-1439 14853 Oct 1951 FP7 excellent / no paint $600.00
Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) #884
Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) #439
Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) #326
BPE-879 14908 Sept 1951 SW9 good condition / some scraping / as removed $160.00
Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) #682
Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) #164
Amoco #308 (Chocolate Bayou, Tx.)
BPE-863 16317 Mar 1953 SW9 excellent, no paint $200.00
New York Central (NYC) #8995
Penn Central (PC) #8995
Conrail (CR) #8995
BPE-1624 18846 Oct 1953 SW9 excellent / UP gray paint / as removed $185.00
Union Pacific (UP) #1858
Union Pacific (UP) #1226
BPE-410 19207 Feb 1954 GP9B excellent / no paint / as removed $300.00
Union Pacific (UP) #131B
(several other UP GP9 plates in stock. Looking for a particular one? Please inquire)
BPE-1442 19226 Feb 1954 GP9B excellent, no paint $300.00
Union Pacific (UP) #150B
S-f-s (1976)
BPE-405 19270 April 1954 GP9B excellent, some blue paint, minor scrape $300.00
Union Pacific (UP) #194B
S-f-s (1977)
BPE-126 23058 May 1957 GP9 excellent, mildly brushed finish / no paint $160.00
Norfolk & Western (N&W) #781
BPE-1117 & 856 23700 & 23750 Sept, Oct 1957 GP9(A) & GP9B (sold only as set) $560.00
BPE-1117 excellent / flat / traces of paint // BPE-856 reasonably flat / no paint
Union Pacific (UP) #344 & 344B
344(A) r/b to GP9m (turbocharged) (1964)
both sold for scrap & scrapped
BPE-531 24446 Aril 1958 GP9 excellent, mildly brushed finish / no paint $160.00
Norfolk & Western (N&W) #823
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"Hotdog" 15" X 4 1/8" aluminum (used from late 1964 through late 1967)
BPE-72 30811 9-1965 SD35 worn condition / upper bolt hole enlarged $110.00
(Martin K. O'Toole photo - click to enlarge)
Southern Ry (SR) #3005
15" X 4 1/4" rectangular stainless steel (used from Sept. 1967 through the 1980's)
BPE-565 75622-59 5-1975 SD40-2 flat / worn paint $110.00
(plate comes with color slide, as seen below)
Norfolk & Western (N&W) #6131
Norfolk Southern (NS) #6131
BPE-473 776086-1 5-1978 SD40-2 flat / sanded finish / no paint $70.00
(plate comes with color slide, as seen below) (plate is perfectly flat!! - photos do not do it justice)
Norfolk & Western (N&W) #6139
Norfolk Southern (NS) #6139
BPE-869 776086-1 5-1978 SD40-2 flat / flat black finish $80.00
(plate comes with color slide, as seen below) (all bolt-holes intact - photo backdrop covering lower edge of plate)
Norfolk & Western (N&W) #6165
Norfolk Southern (NS) #6165
Diesel engine plates 7 1/4" X 2" stainless steel
BPE-614 51-K-196 1951 16-567-B excellent condition / fair paint $75.00
(from F7 / F7B / FP7 / GP7)
BPE-447 52-K-162 1952 16-567-B excellent condition / no paint $65.00
(from F7 / F7B / FP7 / GP7 / SD7)
Diesel engine plates 5 9/16" X 1 1/2" stainless steel
BPE-285 66-M2-1039 1966 16-645-E3 excellent condition / no paint $50.00
(from GP40 / SD40 / SDP40)
BPE-796 69-M2-1004 1969 16-645-E3 excellent condition / no paint $50.00
(from GP40 / SD40 / SDP40 / DD40X)
BPE-1268 70-H1-1048 1970 16-645-E3 excellent condition / no paint $50.00
(from GP40 / SD40 / SDP40 / DD40X)
Fairbanks-Morse / FM
9" round cast brass
BPF-1327 15L-9 5-1948 H-15-44 excellent, no paint $2400.00
Union Pacific (UP) #DS 1327
Union Pacific (UP) #1327 (1953)
t-i to EMD (1968)
(plate came to us from the person that salvaged it from locomotive in EMD/Pielet Bros scrap line c.1968.
Up to 50% of the proceeds from its sale will be donated to RR or historical society)
16 7/8" X 7 7/8" rectangular cast brass
BPF-971 16L-315 11-1950 H-16-44 excellent, no paint $2100.00
New Haven (NYNH&H) #566
BPF-956 16L-505 3-1951 H-16-44 excellent, no paint $2100.00
Santa Fe (AT&SF) #2804
Santa Fe (AT&SF) #3004 (1952)
(plate came to us from the person that salvaged it from locomotive in EMD/Pielet Bros scrap line c.1968.
Up to 50% of the proceeds from its sale will be donated to RR or historical society)
16 3/4" X 7 3/4" rectangular stainless steel
BPF-483 12L-428 3-1951 H-12-44 excellent, but 1 scrape $1600.00
(plate comes with color slide, as seen below)
Milwaukee (CMStP&P) #1828
Milwaukee (CMStP&P) #752
Milwaukee (CMStP&P) #748
sold for scrap (1981)
BPF-756 16L-913 9-1954 H-16-44 some surface scraping / not completely flat $1400.00
(plate comes with duplicate slide, as seen below)
Milwaukee (CMStP&P) #2468
Milwaukee (CMStP&P) #418
BPF-553 12L-1101 3-1958 H-12-44 excellent condition / remnants of paint along edges $1600.00
(plate comes with dup slide, and print (upon request), as seen below)
Nickel Plate (NKP) #146
Norfolk & Western (N&W) #2146
(click on thumbnail photos to enlarge)
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
BPG-990 12909 8-1940 44ton excellent condition / no paint $580.00
(plate comes with commercial dup color slide, as seen below)
Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P) #1690(1st)
Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P) #1699(2nd)
Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P) #990(2nd)
t-i to EMD (1967)
(plate came to us from the person that salvaged it from locomotive in EMD/Pielet Bros scrap line c.1968.
Up to 50% of the proceeds from its sale will be donated to RR or historical society)
8" X 5" rectangular sheet aluminum (recent)
(none currently in stock)
14" X 5" rectangular cast aluminum
BPG-753 34772 2-1964 U25B flat / 1 corner broken $625.00
(plate comes with color slide, as seen below)
Southern Pacific (SP) #7535
Southern Pacific (SP) #6735
BPG-537 35429 12-1964 U25B excellent condition, but corners bobbed off $385.00
New York Central (NYC) #2356
BPG-486 37490 1-1971 U30B excellent condition, no paint / but 1 corners hole broken out $355.00
Norfolk & Western (N&W) #8514
BPG-543 37756 6-1971 U30B excellent condition, but corners holes broken out $355.00
Norfolk & Western (N&W) #8524
BPG-738 42518 5-1980 C30-7 good condition, flat, but corners holes broken out $300.00
Santa Fe (AT&SF) #8117
(assigned BNSF #5160 - not applied)
Livingston Rebuild Center / LRCX #8117
BPG-215 45370 10-1986 C39-8 excellent condition / no paint (Sold)
Norfolk Southern (NS) #8660
GE / Alco 12" X 6" rectangular cast brass (from electric locomotives)
(none currently in stock)
Diesel engine plates 7" X 2 5/8" stainless steel
BPG-837 293049 FDL12 (apparently from PC U23-B or CR B23-7 - overstamped "JLS" - Juniata Locomotive Shop)
etching light / as removed / no paint $100.00
To order call: (707) 328-6215 (cell) or 539-1051 (land) or e-mail: rrcomm@sonic.net
payment accepted via: Visa, Master Card, Am Express, Discover, Zelle, checks / money orders, or Paypal
GM Locomotive Group / GM / EMD / DD
12" X 4" rectangular stainless steel
BPE-255 886061-51 11-1990 SD60M (excellent condition / as removed) $185.00
(plate comes with color slides, as seen below)
Union Pacific (UP) #6266
Union Pacific (UP) #2421(2nd)
BPE-784 906100-2 11-1991 SD60M (excellent condition / some overspray) $165.00
(plate comes with color slide, as seen below)
Union Pacific (UP) #6270
Union Pacific (UP) #2416
BPE-49 926302-25 9-1992 SD60M (Sold)
(John Mathis photo - click to enlarge)
John Mathis Railroad Photography home
Union Pacific (UP) #6340
BPE-352 926302-01 3-1992 SD70M (excellent condition) $185.00
Union Pacific (UP) #4574
Lima Locomotive Works / Lima-Hamilton Corp.
19 1/4" X 9 1/2" diamond cast brass
(none currently in stock)
Magor Car Corp
4 1/4" X 8" oval cast iron
(none currently in stock)
Montreal Locomotive Works
7 1/2" X 14" rectangular cast iron
(none currently in stock)
6" X 12 1/4" rectangular sheet aluminum
(none currently in stock)
Pennsylvania RR - Altoona Works
6 5/8" X 16" rectangular cast iron
(none currently in stock)
To order call: (707) 328-6215 (cell) or 539-1051 (land) or e-mail: rrcomm@sonic.net
payment accepted via: Visa, Master Card, Am Express, Discover, Zelle, checks / money orders, or Paypal
Plymouth
5 1/2" X 3 1/4" rectangular sheet brass
(none currently in stock)
Porter
Shield 8 1/2" X 7 1/2" cast brass
(none currently in stock)
Pullman-Standard Car Mfg Co.
1 1/2" X 17 3/4" rectangular cast brass no data
(none currently in stock)
5 1/2" X 16 3/4" rectangular cast iron no data
(none currently in stock)
Seaboard Coast Line - Uceta (Tampa) Shops
6" X 18" rectangular sheet aluminum
(none currently in stock)
Standard Steel Car Co.
1 7/8" X 8 1/2" rectangular cast brass no data
(none currently in stock)
Vulcan
(none currently in stock)
Whitcomb
3 5/8" X 7 7/8" sheet brass
BPW-297 60027 (date not shown, built 12-1944) 44ton (44-DE-5) excellent / no paint $1600.00
Rock Island (CRI&P) #371
t-i to EMD (1966)
(Lionel made a model of Rock Island #371)
Locomotive Class Plates
(none currently in stock)
Locomotive Number Plates
(none currently in stock)
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To order call: (707) 328-6215 or (707) 539-1051 (8:00 am till 10:00 pm Pacific Time) (if no answer, please leave your name, number and message and we will return the call ASAP)
or e-mail: rrcomm@sonic.net
Shipping - Shipping is $16.00 per order - insurance included (to US addresses). International shipping - call or write for quote. 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. 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, Zelle,Paypal, 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.
Sales Tax / Ca. only - Orders shipped to California addresses must pay applicable sales tax.
Gift Wrap - For an extra $8.00 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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