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EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS. 5"x7" color photo of its Beyer Garratt 4-8-2+2-8-4 steam locomotives pulling a long train through some curves, good focus & composition, unattributed. $5.00 r

EASTERN IDAHO RAILROAD, INC. "D.A.R.E. / To Resist Drugs And Violence" unused Ken Church photo of Eastern Idaho Railroad diesel publicizing this elementary school program, fresh appearance. $2.00 sr

EAST SAINT LOUIS, COLUMBIA & WATERLOO RAIWAY. "FIRST CAR DEC. 20, 1912" with a crowd of people posed nearby the Waterloo (Illinois) bound interurban car, well composed with good contrast, oxidation consistent with age, light toning on back, good edges. Connected its namesake cities from 1912 to 1932. Seldom seen & seldom offered! $100.00 r(e)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. "The Khedive's Special. / Egyptian Government Railways" showing the engine & carriage built by R. Stephenson and Sons in 1862 so that the Khedive of Egypt could move his court between the summer palace of Montaza and Alexandria. The railroad itself, begun in 1852 was the first railway on the African continent. Tuck postcard 9274, unused, with trivial toning on the back, & a bit of wear at the upper left front corner. Marvelous! What postcard collecting is all about! $40.00 ert

ELDORADO SPRINGS RAILWAY COMPANY. "Automobile Railway, Eldorado Springs, Colo., C. & So. R. R." miscaptioned because each of the 3 cars on this segmented miniature railway train is distinctly labeled 'ELDORADO SPRINGS / RAILWAY CO.' or 'The Automobile Road / ELDORADO SPRINGS RAILWAY'. The Colorado & Southern referred to in the caption ran from 1898 to 1908; the Eldorado Springs Railway was incorporated in 1909 with the intention of servicing an amusement park with electrified passenger service. Thus, this rare postcard documents precisely the 1908 / 1909 transition. It is unused, faint album marks at the front corners; discoloration at the bottom 2 corners attributable to the original chromo-lithographic process itself. We have seen reproductions of this postcard offered at over $300.00; but why not own the real thing, available from us for only $60.00? r(e)c(e)u& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS. "SD60 Demonstrator" showing its EMD SD60 #1 in 1985 on actual revenue service, unused chrome postcard, near mint. (2 available) $1.25 each. r

EMORY RIVER RAILROAD. Black & white 4"x6.5" glossy of its steam locomotive #6940 Baldwin 41577 2-8-2 & tender at Lancing Tennessee in April 1954, good focus & contrast & composition. Ex SOU 6940. Hard to find. Photo sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. Would make a stunning desktop background. $2.00 rt

ERIE-LACKAWANNA. "Introducing the flared radiator." showing its diesel #3624 at Sloan New York in 1976, unused chrome postcard, near mint. (2 available) $1.25 each. rn

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY. "5014 MATT H. SHAY, LARGEST AND MOST POWERFUL LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD / CENTIPEDE ENGINE. Use by the Erie Railroad Co. to help trains up the heavy grade East of / Susquehanna, Pa. ..." a side view of the steam locomotive & tender over extensive statistical particulars in the bottom front caption; unused black & white post card, circa 1910, fairly fresh. $8.00 p(s)r(e)

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY. "Erie Depot Galion Ohio '1908'" black & white signed line drawing by Bill Bebolt, unused post card, excellent condition (small spot of light toning on back is from the printing process). $2.00 o(c)ar

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ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY. "Erie Railroad #2521 - Rochester-Corning Division" black & white from William Reed Gordon, unused postcard, pertinent information on back, good edges. $3.50 r

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY. "ERIE RAILROAD / E-8 UNITS #834 & #835 / October 17, 1992..." showing a Conrail train crossing the Delaware River on the former Erie Mainline, unused chrome post card from a photo by Don Jilson, fresh appearance. $1.25 r

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY. "ERIE STATION, MIDDLETOWN, N. Y." including train & passengers, white-border era postcard, pencil writing on back, mild corner & edge wear. $9.50 nr

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY. "It's Lie-ma, not Lee-ma." showing its 1200 hp switcher #665, unused chrome postcard, near mint. (2 available) $1.25 each. r

EVANSVILLE, HENDERSON & OWENSBORO RAILWAY CO. "Transfer Ferry, Henderson Line, Evansville, Ind. / P25311" showing the ferry of the Evansville Henderson & Owensboro Railway Company (which operated along 0.9 miles of track leased from the CStL&NO, 1912 - 1928) carrying an electrified interurban across the Ohio River, unused postcard, trivial wear at 3 corners. Rare, the only time we have ever seen the stock of that extremely short railroad on a postcard of any sort. $75.00 r(e)i(e)k(h)

FERROCARRIL MEXICANO / FCM / MEXICAN RAILWAY. "F. C. MEXICANO / PUENTE DE METLAC" unused sepia-tone real photo from F. I. Fernando showing a long train on the main line passing over the Ravine of Metlac (now a national park in the Veracruz State), passenger hanging out of the open windows for a better view. Most dealers who handle this postcard miss the F. in the caption (printed almost white-on-white on a bridge support) which is an integral part of the name of the railroad. $8.50 m(v)r(f)b NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

FERRYMEAD RAILWAY. Unused continental post card showing its steam locomotive built in 1931 (tender version) in action in more modern times, from a photograph by Roy Sinclair, fairly fresh. In New Zealand. $2.00 nr

FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY. "F.E.C. CABOOSE NUMBER 715 / ...put / on display in 1967 at The Florida Pioneer Museum / located at Florida City, Florida." unused chrome post card from a photo by Robert A. Selle, good edges. $1.25 rf

FORT WAYNE & WABASH VALLEY TRACTION COMPANY. Uncaptioned sepia-tone Artura real photo post card showing the 9/21/10 wreck near Kingsland Indiana of 2 different types of interurban electric railroad cars of the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company. 41 souls perished in that disaster. This is not the captioned view that you might have seen produced by an enterprising photographer who sold them commercially. Instead, this is a spectator's personal photograph taken from a slightly different angle, and obviously one-of-a-kind. $45.00 i(k)r(f)d NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

FURNESS RAILWAY. "FURNESS RAILWAY, 1920 / E. Sharple's 4-6-4 tank engine for heavy intermediate duty." postcard printed in Great Britain, unused, fresh appearance. Shown with its crest. Colourmaster series. $1.50 r

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GAINESVILLE MIDLAND. Black & white 5"x8" photograph of its steam locomotive 32 with tender & crew, good composition & focus, a bit low in contrast. In Georgia. $5.00 rg

GEORGIA & FLORIDA RAILROAD COMPANY. Black & white 4"x6" glossy photograph of its steam locomotive #130 Baldwin 27018 4-6-0, high contrast obscures some detail. $3.75 r

GEORGIA LUMBER & TURPENTINE COMPANY. Black & white 5"x7" glossy photo of its steam locomotive #24 Danforth-Cooke 4-4-0 & tender in September 1911. Ex SI&E #521. Matte finish, good focus & contrast. $3.00 rl

GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN & GULF. Black & white 4"x6" glossy photograph of its steam locomotive #27 Baldwin 24146 4-6-0 & tender, high contrast obscures some detail. $3.75 r

GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN & GULF. Black & white 4.5"x7.5" glossy photo of its steam locomotive #29 Baldwin 15273 4-4-0 & tender at Albany Georgia in 1940, good focus & composition. Ex Pennsylvania Railroad. $5.00 r

(GERMAN). Group of 5 different unused continental postcards showing steam locomotives built 1910 - 1930. Engine numbers plainly in view: 03 001, 38 1182, 62 015, 64 007, and 98 001. Hint of wear at the corners, otherwise fairly fresh. All 5 for $6.00 rg

GERMAN FEDERAL RAILWAYS. "GERMAN FEDERAL RAILWAYS / OIL FIRED HEAVY EXPRESS LOCOMOTIVE No. 10001 BUILT 1956 BY FRIED KRUPP GMBH ESSEN." reproduction, made in England, unused postcard, lightly toned back. $1.00 r

GLENBROOK VINTAGE RAILWAY. Four different unused continental postcards showing their locomotives near Waiuku (2) & at Pukeoware Depot (shown) New Zealand, one with minor wear to a corner, the others in excellent condition. All four for $5.50 nr

GLYN VALLEY TRAMWAY (Wales). "The Station, Glyn Ceiriog / Perfection Series 1255" showing the Sir Theodore (one of the 2 original locomotives) picking up & discharging passengers on the narrow-gauge Glyn Valley Tramway; mailed at Glyn 1907 (clear thimble-size cancel) to Liverpool, long corner crease, back lightly toned. Hard to find! $17.00 wr(g)

GOLD COAST RAILROAD. "Gold Coast Railroad No. 838. The 'Ugly / Duckling' is billed as the world's smallest / standard gauge steam locomotive." shown at the passenger station, unused chrome post card, unusual subject matter. $2.00 rs

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GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA RAILROAD / G. R. & I. RAILROAD. "Railway Station, Bay View, Mich." color post card from V. O. Hammon, small corner crease, couple small spots of toning on back, printing a bit fuzzy (as one color was laid down off-register). This depot served the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad. We have seen this view before, but on a differently captioned postcard. Definitely not common. $10.00 m(b)r(g)

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. "Grand Trunk Depot Battle Creek, Mich." including some people outside the facility, color postcard from S. H. Knox, writing on front dates to 1910, unmailed, wear at 2 bottom corners. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mr

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. "GRAND TRUNK DEPOT, OWOSSO, MICH." trackside including some baggage carts & a worker, color post card from Harry H. Hamm, soft bottom corners. $12.00 mr

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GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. "'Great Western', Windsor, Canada." on private postcard in color from Stedman Bros., brownish paper, dates to 1913, much corner & edge wear, small tear, one corner multiply creased, as is. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(g)ors(l)

GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY. "GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY, 1913 / J. G. Robinson's 'Director' class 4-4-0 express passenger engine." printed in Great Britain, unused postcard, fresh appearance. Shown with its crest. Colourmaster series. $1.50 r

GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY. Marylebone (1906). "Turbine S. S. Marylebone Great Central Railway" side view of the ship on sepia-tone Kodak real photo post card, good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.750 s(g)r

GREAT FALLS & OLD DOMINION RAILROAD / G. F. & O. D. R. R. "RUINS OF JAIL USED IN GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TIME, at Great Falls, Va., 15 miles from / Washington, D. C., on G. F. & O. D. R. R.--(308)" unused postcard published by J. P. Bell Company for the interurban trolley line. $3.75 v(g)r(g)p

GREAT NORTHERN & CITY RAILWAY. "A LONDON TUBE STATION (GT. NORTHERN & CITY RLY)." with passengers, 4 crewmen in front & a sign at the left pointing to the No. 2 Platform; black & white postcard published by C. Pont & CO., writing on back dates to 1912, minor corner & edge wear, a few tiny scrapes to the front surface. Bought a scant year later by the Metropolitan Railway (London). $5.00 se(l)r%

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY / GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD. "2772 - Great Northern Passenger Depot, Bellingham, Washington" trackside, with a few passengers waiting; unused color post card published by Edward H. Mitchell, small faint corner crease. $14.00 wmr

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GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY / GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD. "5701. Kootenai Canyon showing / Great Northern Train in the distance." color postcard from J. L. Robbins Co., unused, lightly toned back, mild corner & edge wear, faint corner crease & internal crease. $3.75 r

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY / GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD. "ALLOUEZ ORE DOCKS, SUPERIOR(sic), WIS." showing the ship C. H. McCullough Jr. (registered 1907 to Interlake Steamship) at Superior Wisconsin of course, unused white-border era postcard, minor ding near corner, fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. The docks shown were built for the Great Northern Railroad. $1.50 s(i)s(l)wr(g)#

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY / GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD. "Great Northern mountain type locomotive is 58 inches / long, took 1,600 carving hours... " with a side view of the Ernest Warther ebony, ivory & pearl carving displayed at the Warther Museum in Dover Ohio; unused chrome post card, 2 tiny spots of toning on back, otherwise fairly fresh. $2.50 o(d)kmr

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY / GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD. Uncaptioned art showing a diesel-led train in a mountainous setting, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed1964 at Osborne Kansas, tiny upper corner crease hard to see from the front. $2.00 r(g) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY / GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD. Uncaptioned, showing the Empire Builder rounding a curve, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from Cumby Texas, small ink smear on back. $1.75 r

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 1922 / The first Gresley Pacific, No. 1470 'Great Northern'." printed in Great Britain, unused post card, fresh appearance. Shown with its crest. $1.50 r

GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY. "GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY, 1899 / A particularly handsome 4-4-0 by W. Pickersgill." printed in Great Britain, unused postcard, fresh appearance. Shown with its crest. $1.50 r

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (United Kingdom). 2 photographs, shown above, from the same source: steam locomotive 4202, designed by Churchward, backstamp at the London office indicates photographed 6/2/12 & issued 4/3/18, about 11" long, shown at top; & steam locomotive 4700 with tender, also a Churchward design, partial backstamp of that same office, about 11-1/4" long, shown below. Slight curl to the paper, residue & disturbances from album pasting on back. Rare & ready to frame. $100.00 gets both. r

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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (United Kingdom). "Fishguard Bay, with Mauretania discharging" on its only visit in 1909 when it discharged passengers by tender so they could board the Great Western Railway train to London, both breakwaters showing & the station itself; unused color post card from Valentine's series, fresh colors, mild corner wear, light album marks at the corners, a host of tiny marks from album contact on the back.$25.00 ws(c)s(o)r%

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (United Kingdom). "Fishguard Harbour." with a two-masted ship discharging passengers for the Great Western Railway train to London, several cranes & construction activity in the foreground (therefore circa 1909 or before); unused real photo postcard with toning both sides due to album contact, trivial edge wear. We believe that what appears to be a hairline scratch in the lower right front corner is actually an artifact of the photographic development process, because we cannot feel a surface disturbance. $25.00 wr

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (United Kingdom). "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY / CASTEL CLASS No. 7029 'CLUN CASTLE'" reproduction from a fine art lithograph, made in England, unused post card, brownish paper. $1.00 r

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (United Kingdom). "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, 1903 / The 'City of Truro', a record breaking design." printed in Great Britain, unused postcard, fresh appearance. Shown with its crest. Colourmaster series. $1.50 r%

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (United States). "You don't have to be big to be Great" showing its SW9 diesel #122 at Johnstown Colorado in 1972, unused chrome postcard, near mint. $1.25 rc

GREEN BAY & WESTERN RAILWAY. "Green Bay, haven for ALCO's" showing its C430 diesel #315 & C424 #1-@ at Green Bay Wisconsin in 1977, unused chrome post card, near mint. (2 available) $1.25 each. rw%

GREEN MOUNTAIN RAILROAD. "GREEN MOUNTAIN 89 / Drifting across the curved trestle at Ludlow, Vt., No. 89 heads up a special excursion...on April 30, 1966" with train prominent, unused chrome postcard. (2 available) $1.50 each v(l)r(g) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

GULF, MOBILE & OHIO. "THE FREEDOM TRAIN / 'SPIRIT OF 1776' / A 2,000 Horsepower PA-1 Diesel Electric... / ...it powered / The Freedom Train on its 33,000 Mile Tour of the 4 / States..." chrome postcard from Mary Jayne's, unused, fresh appearance & good edges. $2.00 r

GULLEDGE LUMBER COMPANY (Mendenhall Mississippi) Heisler 1915 steam locomotive, ex Canal Lumber Company #2, at Haines City Florida on January 23 1926. Copyrighted but hard to find 5"x7" black & white photo, high contrast obscures some detail. $5.00 rmfl%

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HARTWELL RAILROAD. Sepia-tone 5"x8" glossy photo of its steam locomotive #2 Richmond 47039 2-6-0 at Hartwell Georgia. good focus & contrast. $5.00 rg

HAWAII CONSOLIDATED RAILWAY. Two unused SSSS real photo postcards showing front & side views of a gasoline-powered White Motor Company railbus (number 3 of 3) received by the Hawaii Consolidated Railway (its logo conspicuously on the side) for passenger traffic (tourist & local commuter) near its company shops in Waiakea. The gentleman on the left is Richard W. Filler, HCR Manager. On the right is Ezra Amos May, HCR brake expert who later became yardmaster. By the newness of the vehicle, and by the real photo type, we can date the view to circa 1924-1925. Under magnification we can see that the motorman / ticket-taker's entry from the left side was more narrow than the entry for passengers on the right. Obviously each postcard is one-of-a-kind: no captioning, no photographer attribution, no publisher attribution ... No faults either, by the way. We have not seen their likes shown anywhere. Railbus real photos are rare for any railroad, anywhere. They were meant to provide economical passenger service at a time when passenger traffic was declining. These belong in a museum. $700.00 gets them both. h(h)r(h)gg

HAWAIIAN RAILROADS (GENERALLY). See also the excellent Hawaiian Railroad Society website.

HEIDELBERGER BERGBAHN / HEIDELBERG MOUNTAIN RAILWAY. "Heidelberg. / Die neue elecktr. Bahn n. d. Königstuhl" showing car number 3 of the Heidelberger Bergbahn funicular taking passengers to the hilltop to enjoy the view; unused Postkarte, faint album marks at the corners, trivial edge wear, fairly fresh. $4.75 gr(h)u NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

HOBOKEN SHORE RAILROAD. Wanted to buy--post cards & postal cards relating to this railroad, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

HOCKING-SUNDAY CREEK TRACTION COMPANY. Uncaptioned real photo postcard of its clean & glistening interurban car with dignitaries posed around it, the letters H S and C intertwined in a monogram plain over their shoulders; mailed 3/8/10 from Nelsonville (abbreviated Nels. by sender) with Columbus & Athens RPO handstamp clearly applied, to Greenfield Ohio. Excellent composition, depth-of-field & contrast. Sender writes in part: 'Some class to our new street car'. The line was planned to run from Nelsonville to Athens by way of Doanville, Floodwood & Chaunsey; it was chartered in 1909. Volume 34 of Engineering & Contracting, page 29, reported on November 23rd of 1910 the part of that line was already "completed & in operation for a distance of 3.3 miles from Nelsonville", bonds to be issued for the rest. Sunday Creek was an underground & surface coal-mining area that left a sad environmental legacy. Traffic was mostly coal miners & their families according to George W. Hilton's 'The Individual Interurbans', page 272. The postmark we report here was used on a segment of the Hocking Valley Railway. Probably unique, this postcard has no caption, and no attribution to a photographer or publisher. It is possible that the sender himself amateurishly added some light green & blue color in the background trees to suggest leaves & sky. The best Athens County postcard we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $150.00 n(o)r(h)m NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

HUDSON & MANHATTAN RAILROAD COMPANY. "CHURCH STREET TERMINAL / SECTIONAL VIEW FROM STREET LEVEL TO STATE / PLATFORMS. HUDSON & MANHATTAN R.R. CO TUNNEL" unused color postcard published by Union News Company, good edges. $10.00 snr& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

HUDSON & MANHATTAN RAILROAD COMPANY. "HUDSON AND MANHATTAN R. R. CO. NEW YORK // Hudson Terminals, Land View / Church St. façade, 275 ft. high. / 10797" multiview post card with detailed call-outs for the buildings & streets--Park Row Bldg. Fulton St., Fulton Bldg., Day St., etc.--and much more information on back; post card mailed 1909, when the trains were only in their second year. Published by Bosselman, cancel ink on front, mild wear mostly at the upper corners. $6.00 bn(n)r

HUDSON & MANHATTAN RAILROAD COMPANY. "One of the stations and a train / The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company Tunnel (McAdoo System) under the Hudson River" unused black & white postcard with undivided back, copyright 1908, paper starting to brown with age, light rubber band mark on back, faint small corner crease not into image. $10.00 nris

HUDSON & MANHATTAN RAILROAD COMPANY. "One tube complete. Work is begun on the other / The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company Tunnel (McAdoo system) under the Hudson River" with handwriting below 'Expect to go through tomorrow / Mother', showing more than a dozen workers & some of their equipment; black & white post card circa February 1908, paper starting to brown with age, corner crease not into image, light toning on front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nris

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. "Crane & Locomotives in the Erecting Shop of the Illinois Central Railroad, Paducah Ky" interesting unused linen postcard printed by Curteich, Have you ever seen a locomotive dangling in the air? Well, now you have! $12.50 (kr)

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. "'Gimme five.'" showing Black Diamond GP9's #9080 & #9198 going through Tolono Illinois in 1967, unused chrome post card, near mint. $1.25 r(a39)i%

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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. "Illinois Central Railroad Bridge over the Missouri River between Omaha, Neb. and Council Bluffs, Iowa" as it looked circa 1938, unused white-border-era post card with minor corner wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 irb

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. "The 'dotted rail' rides again." showing its GP38 diesel #9552 with a new nose herald in 1991, unused chrome postcard, near mint. $1.25 r(a40)#%

ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM / I. T. S. "EXPRESS SERVICE AT FREIGHT RATES / NO DIRT NO DUST / NO SMOKE NO CINDERS / SHIP BY ELECTRICITY AND SAVE TIME. / 100 CARS OF GRAIN HANDLED FROM THIS ELEVATOR IN THE LAST 90 DAYS" showing the Union Illinois elevator, unused advertising post card, fairly fresh with good edges, just a small spot of light toning on back. $20.00 r(i)i(u)a ILLUSTRATION ADDED

ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM / I. T. S. "FREIGHT TRAIN ON 'ROAD OF GOOD SERVICE'" postcard published by the McKinley Lines of the I. T. S., unused, 2 corner creases, light toning both sides. The engine number is 1565. The McKinley part of the system ran as many as 165 trains daily, and was named after a relative of President McKinley. $10.00 r(i)i(i)a ILLUSTRATION ADDED

INDIANA HARBOR BELT. Wanted to buy--post cards & postal cards relating to this railroad, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

INDIANAPOLIS & CONNERSVILLE TRACTION LINE. "One of the Flyers on the I. & C. Traction Line" with Limited car 311 for Shelbyville & Greensburg; postcard mailed 1910 at Indianapolis, album marks on the back, trivial edge wear. Hard to find; none others were offered on the internet when we looked. $25.00 r(i)i(i) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

INDIANAPOLIS & CONNERSVILLE TRACTION LINE. "Streetcar that the motorman lost control of came down 10th st. at 90 miles an hour, whirled around twice before it hit the cannal(sic) right in front of our house" real photo postcard showing the Rushville - Glenwood - Connersville local car of the line on its side in the water; mailed by Anna Brown DEC 3 1907 in Connnersville to Sarah Spaeth in Brookville Indiana. Eyewitness accounts such as this are rare. Obviously one-of-a-kind: no photographer attribution (she just stepped out of her house), no printed caption (so we used the message instead) & no publisher attribution. A different postcard of this accident - the only other we have seen - had no account of how the accident happened. $150.00 i(c)r(i)d NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

INDIANAPOLIS & LOGANSPORT INTERURBAN ELECTRIC RAILWAY. Photo the size of a regular post card showing its Limited passing through Logansport Indiana (as determined by a local historian reading the signage). Good focus, contrast & composition. Circa 1901 - 1905. Probably one-of-a-kind: no photographer or publisher attribution, no caption, etc. Prominent signage in the background reads 'Bull Durham / THE STANDARD / OF THE WORLD'. $25.00 r(i)i(i)t NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

INDIANAPOLIS RAILWAYS, INC. Wanted to buy--postcards & postal cards relating to this railroad, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

INLAND EMPIRE SYSTEM. "'Shoshone Flyer' Electric Train; / Inland Empire System, Spokane, Wash." color post card from M. Rieder, pertinent information on back, mailed 1908 at Coeur d'Alene Idaho (which was connected by this Flyer), minor corner wear. $18.75 wr*+

INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY (In New York and Ontario). "Off for an outing at Olcott Beach." showing the Lockport - Olcott train, undivided back postcard mailed 1906 at Lockport NY, soft corners, slight smearing of the address ink. This part of the company was once the Lockport & Olcott Beach Railway before its merger with several other interurban & street railways to form this company in 1902. Not often seen in condition this nice. $12.50 r(i)n(l)n(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

IOWA CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY and MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY. "______ 190 / Dear Sir: / Have this day forwarded / from_____ / shipper____ / route____..." on a pre-addressed (by printing) & unused government postal card to their commercial agent in Cleveland Ohio, corner crease, slight yellowing of the paper with age. Interesting. $3.25 r

IOWA INTERSTATE. Wanted to buy--postcards & postal cards relating to this railroad, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

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JACKSONVILLE TERMINAL COMPANY. Black & white 3.5"x6.5" glossy photo of its steam locomotive #18 Cooke 64379 0-6-0 & its tender at Jacksonville Florida in February 1936, good contrast & focus. Ex Cosner & Company #18; ex Mid-Continent Petroleum Gas #18; ex BR&L 1926. $5.00 rf

JAMESTOWN CHAUTAUQUA & LAKE ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY. "Motor Car on J. C. & L. E. R. R., Chautauqua Lake, N. Y." when it was a steam line (before the Broadhead interests converted it to electricity in 1914), postcard mailed at Jamestown circa 1910, minor edge wear, light toning along the bottom back border. Hard to find; seldom offered! $30.00 n(c)r(j) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

JEFFERSONVILLE, MADISON & INDIANAPOLIS. "R. R. Cut / and Hill Engine, / Madison, Ind" unused color post card in vertical format published by Hillabold, mild corner rounding, 3 short internal creases in the shrubbery, back toned unevenly. We have seen this engine number incorrectly referred to as 35 elsewhere, but it is actually 435. Printer's code on back translates to 1910. This incline between Madison & North Madison is part of the Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis Railroad. $3.75 i(m)ru

JERSEY CENTRAL. "JERSEY CENTRAL 54 55 / Wearing their original orange and blue paint / scheme / Jersey Central F3 units rest at the / Elizabethport, NJ terminal..." unused chrome postcard from a photo by Stephen D. Bogen. $1.50 rn

JUNCTION VALLEY RAILROAD. Full-color brochure in 8 panels with map, several photos & 2006 schedule of events. The largest quarter-size railroad in the world, it is located in Bridgeport Michigan. $1.00 rm

KENTUCKY & INDIANA RAILROAD COMPANY. "K. & I. R. R. BRIDGE BETWEEN LOUISVILLE, KY. AND NEW ALBANY, IND. V372" showing 2 steamers side-by-side nearby, unused linen post card from the Kyle Company, excellent condition. $5.00 ibr& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

KERSHAW CONTRACTING COMPANY. Approximately 5"x7" black & white photograph of the Kershaw Contracting Company (Birmingham Alabama) 4-6-0 steam locomotive #6 with tender, copyrighted, hard to find, good detail. $5.00 ra

KILMARNOCK & TROON RAILWAY. "TRINITY CHURCH AND RIVER IRVINE, IRVINE 223543" sepia-tone real photo post card from Valentines, mailed 1959 but an earlier card, nicely composed. Trinity is in Ayrshire. The distinctive 4-arch bridge (shown before its restoration) was built for the Kilmarnock & Troon Railway (the world's first passenger steam railway) and is therefore one of the world's oldest railway viaducts. $5.00 sb(i)r

KING LUMBER COMPANY. See also Cummer Lumber Company, for a relevant photograph.

KIRKFIELD CRUSHED STONE COMPANY (Kirkfield Ontario). 5"x7" black & white photograph (bordered in black) of its Vulcan locomotive, copyrighted, very hard to find. $7.50 rmo%

KOREAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS. Black & white 5"x7" photo of its 2-6-2t steam locomotive at Susaek South Korea in April 1953, dark image with low contrast, copyrighted. $3.75 rs

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KOREAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS. Black & white 5"x7" photograph of its 2-8-0 Lima / 45 (ex US Army 5856) steam locomotive at Susaek South Korea in March 1954, good focus & composition, image just a bit dark, copyrighted. $5.00 rs

LAKE ERIE & WESTERN RAIL ROAD. "River Scene and Lake Erie and Western R. R. Bridge, Fremont, Ohio / 207.085. JV." color postcard mailed 1909 from Clyde but stamp damaged, minor wear at one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. $6.00 obr

LAKE SHORE ELECTRIC RAILROAD. "447 Private Car Josephine at Lorain Ohio" showing the private car owned by the Everett-Moore syndicate (owner of the Lake Shore Electric Railroad which serviced that city), curtained windows throughout & the name Josephine conspicuously on its side; sepia-tone real photo postcard manufactured by the Leiter Post Card Company in Lorain, mailed at Lorain AUG 4 1909, back paper browning with age. An ARGO starch sign can be seen in the background. Young sender commented: 'This is the car that had all the windows broke out of it by a scleet(sic) stom(sic).' meaning sleet storm, of course. Rare. When we visited the internet, no one was offering it & no collector or museum was exhibiting it. $150.00 o(l)r(l) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

LAKE SUPERIOR & ISHPEMING. Wanted to buy--post cards & postal cards relating to this railroad, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros!

LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. "LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY / 2-4-2 SIDE TANK ENGINE No. 1008. DESIGNED BY JOHN ASPINALL" reproduction from a fine art lithograph, made in England, unused, fresh appearance. $1.25 r

LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. "MILKING BRIG, GOLDEN VALLEY, HEBDEN BRIDGE / L. & Y. RAILWAY" showing a small bridge in West Yorkshire, postcard with the railway's insignia prominently at the top back center, back explanatory text printed in French, trivial wear at 3 corners. $4.50 e(h)br(l) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

LEBANON-THORNTOWN TRACTION COMPANY. "Lebanon-Thorntown, Ind. Traction Co. Pub. by E. S Harvey, Lebanon, Ind." showing the 'Dorothy' one of only 2 double-ended coaches used throughout the short (1905 - 1926) life of the interurban. Their route was also short, passing only through Hazelrigg. Postcard mailed 1910, one upper corner creased faintly 3 times in the sky, the other upper corner with a small crease, a bit of rounding to the bottom corners. It is possible that Dorothy Wood, daughter of the founder, is the lady standing prominently at its side. Definitely rare. $50.00 i(t)i(l)r(l)

LEHIGH VALLEY. "Zebras in Pennsylvania" showing its GP38-2 diesel #323 on the route of Black Diamonds in 1974, unused chrome post card, near mint. (2 available) $1.25 each. r

LINCOLN & BILLINGS. Almost complete LINCOLN & BILL. E. D. RPO / TR 74 SEP 22 1943 cancel on 1-cent Jefferson postal card to Mascoutah Illinois, faint upper left corner bend, noticeable lower left corner crease. This is a division of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway in Wyoming. $2.50 r-rw NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

LITTLE PALMETTO RAILROAD (Kings Mountain, South Carolina). Wanted to buy--photographs & postcards showing its equipment, so that we may restock. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! rs

LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY, 1829 / The 'Rocket' built by Robert Stephenson / and winner of the Rainhill trials." post card printed in Great Britain, unused, fresh appearance. Colourmaster series. $1.50 r%

LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY. LONDON AND NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY / CLASS A1 No. 4472 'FLYING SCOTSMAN'. DESIGNED BY SIR NIGEL GRESLEY" reproduction from a fine art lithograph, postcard made in England, unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

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LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY. "...The Flying Scotsman / Flying white flags, this handsome visitor from the / U.K., glossy green coal-fired LNER 4-6-2, was / caught at speed while touring California / ...in 1971" unused post card, near mint. $1.25 r

LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "'DUKE OF CONNAUGHT' / FLEETWOOD & BELFAST SERVICE" showing the ship underway, with the railway company crest at the lower right; unused black & white post card, album impressions at the corners, minor toning from album contact, trivial wear at one corner. $7.50 s(l)r

LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "HOLYHEAD HARBOUR & STATION HOTEL. / S. S. 'HIBERNIA' LEAVING FOR DUBLIN." from Wales, black-and-white postcard with the crest of the Railway in the upper left corner, messaged & addressed on back, but stamp steamed off to reveal a January 1905 date printed in the stamp box by the Railway, light toning both sides, mild wear to the corners. The ship was registered to the London & North Western Railway. Please note: this ship is not the Hibernia owned by British & North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in earlier times. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(l)wr

LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "L. & N. W. GOODS & COAL TRAINS" sepia-tone multiview postcard issued by the company, mailed 1911 to New Jersey, 2 tiny corner crease, long internal crease, noticeable wear at 1 front corner. $8.00 rm

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LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "L. & N. W. Ry / S S SCOTIA / (Running between England & Ireland via Holyhead & Dublin)" showing the ship underway with a masted ship in the distance; color post card mailed 1904 but stamp removed, minor corner & edge wear, one corner creased twice (not too noticeable from the front). $8.00 s(l)r

LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY, 1911 / A 'Prince of Wales' 4-6-0, a very successful design." postcard printed in Great Britain, unused, fresh appearance. Shown with its crest. Colourmaster series. $1.50 r%

LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "No. 6 Zeebrugge / Hull Boat 'Duke of Clarence" showing it at a wharf near a railcar & crane, sepia-tone post card mailed 1960 in Great Britain, small tear closes well & is hard to detect from the front in the clouds, minor wear at one corner. $4.00 s(l)rb

LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "ROCKET AND TENDER" with the railroad's logo at the upper left, early Tuck postcard (photo London, typo Berlin, L.N.W.R. Series), unused, spotty yellowish toning on back, minor wear to an upper corner. The original Rocket, designed by Stephenson, was made in 1829 and influenced railroad engine design for over a century. $7.50 r(l)t

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LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "S. S. Anglia / Direct Service between Holyhead & Dublin / The Most comfortable route between London & Dublin" showing a side view of the ship underway, crest of the railroad company owner at the upper left; color post card mailed from London to Massachusetts in 1905, 2 corner creases (1 is small), mild corner & edge wear, internal crease from the top edge, lightly toned both sides. $8.50 s(l)r

LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "S. S. Cambria / Holyhead & Dublin Service / Quickest Route London, Birmingham, Manchester & Dublin / (L. & N. Railway)" showing the ship underway, color postcard used 1907 (writing on both sides), both sides toned a bit, corner & edge wear. $7.00 s(l)r

LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "S. S. 'DUKE OF CLARENCE' / FLEETWOOD AND LONDONDERRY SERVICE" showing the ship underway, with the railway company crest at the lower right; black & white post card mailed 1904 but stamp removed, 2 small corner creases, lightly toned front, mild corner wear. $6.00 s(l)r

LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "147 SAINT-MALO. -- Départ pour Jersey du 'Victoria'. -- LL." black & white carte postale with writing on its green back, tiny corner bend, minor wear to 3 corners. The ship was registered in 1896. $6.00 s(l)fjr

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LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY / CLASS T3 No. 563. DESIGNED BY WILLIAM ADAMS." reproduction from a fine art lithograph, postcard made in England, unused, trivial wear at one corner. $1.25 r

LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. "The Empress Dock, Southampton" including 3 large ships, color post card of British manufacture, very late usage MAR 9 1960 at Ocean City Washington (2 different types of cancels there), two noticeable areas of dark toning in the sky. The dock opened in 1890 after it was financed by the London & South Western Railway Company. $3.75 er

LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY COMPANY / LBSC. "LBSC 237" with our caption taken from the side the manned steam locomotive itself, unused real photo postcard with glossy finish & crisp focus, light toning both sides. Necessarily 1922 or earlier & hard to find! $20.00 r(l)e(l) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY COMPANY / LBSC. Sussex (1896). "NEWHAVEN - DIEPPE / s.s. SUSSEX" showing the Sussex which was registered in 1896, with interesting history of the ship printed on back; unused continental postcard in excellent condition showing it underway. The ship that rescued passengers from the sinking P&O liner Oceana, it later served in the French Navy. $2.75 s(l)r

LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY COMPANY / LBSC. "Terrier" quality 7"x10" modern color print showing its Brighton works DS377 locomotive close-up, copyrighted history & technical details in English on the back. Ready to frame: three punch holes in margin could be matted out. $3.75 r

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LONDON, CHATHAM & DOVER. Wanted to buy--other postcards of this railway. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

LONDON, MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY. Empress (1888). "The Calais Boat. Dover" docked with passengers about to unload & board; color post card mailed from Enfield Middlesex 1906 to Philadelphia Pennsylvania (deficiency in address auxiliary marking in violet) forwarded to Riverton New Jersey. 2 corners creased (1 is small), toning near back edges, extensive writing on the front which was permitted at that time. $6.50 s(l)e(d)r

LONDON, MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY. "LONDON, MIDLAND AND SCOTTISH RAILWAY, 1943. / The rebuilt 'Royal Scot' which included many / new features and the Stanier taper boiler." printed in Great Britain, unused, fresh appearance. Shown with its crest. Colourmaster series. $1.50 r

LONDON, TILBURY & SOUTHEND RAILWAY. "L. T. & S. R. 'Crouch Hill.' Bogie Tank Locomotive." unused black & white post card phototyped in Berlin, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise excellent condition. $10.00 r(l)e(l)e(t)

LONDON, TILBURY & SOUTHEND RAILWAY. "LONDON, TILBURY AND SOUTHEND RAILWAY, 1907-9 / Thomas Whitelegg's 4-4-2 express tank engine 'Thundersley'." postcard printed in Great Britain, unused, fresh appearance. Shown with its crest. $1.50 r

LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. "Dashing commuter Diesel" showing its ALCO C420 #224 at Oyster Bay Yard in 1976, unused chrome post card, near mint. $1.25 rn#

LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. "Shedule(sic) in Effect 12.01 A.M., June 19, 1960 // Long / Island / Rail Road / Time Tables" 44-page booklet, approximately 8-1/2" x 11" when unfolded, minor edge wear. Covers Albertson, Amagansett, Amityville, Aquebogue, Auburndale, Babylon, Baldwin, Bayport, Bay Shore, Bayside, Bellaire, Bellerose, Bellmore, Bellport & all other stops (too numerous to mention). Includes information about routes, adjustment of fares, children, forwarding of baggage, baggage allowances, dogs, lost articles & much more. $7.00 rn(l)

LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. "The morning rush at Huntington / Station, L.I., N.Y. / Ptg. Douglas Hartley" on the Port Jefferson branch of the Long Island Rail Road, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1963 at Huntington, vertical crease passes mostly through dark areas. $5.00 nar NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

LOS ANGELES INCLINE RAILWAY. "Angel's Flight and Third St. Tunnel / B. P. O. E. Building to left" also showing Hotel Hillcrest, color postcard mailed there 1910, writing on front. This is the Los Angeles Incline Railway built in 1901, not the more modern version which was redeveloped & reopened recently. $5.50 c(l)r(l)fu

LOS ANGELES PACIFIC RAILWAY. "Scenic Railway and Bath House, / Venice, Cal." with a large crowd standing outside the nearby restaurant, railroad equipment not shown; unused post card in color from the Los Angeles Pacific Railway, back paper browning evenly with age, long internal crease most easily seen from the back, tiny corner crease. $4.75 cr

LOS ANGELES PACIFIC SHORT LINE / LOS ANGELES THOMPSON SCENIC RAILWAY. "The Trackless Trolley / First in America / to Bungalow Land / in Laurel Canyon Los Angeles" with a side view bearing a passenger who paid the 10-cent fare, unused postcard published by Jack Parsons, advertising for the balloon rout excursion of the Los Angeles Pacific Short Line & rides on the L. A. Thompson Scenic Railway at Venice. Sign in the background reads 'WELCOME TO / BUNGALOW INN'. Noticeable corner wear, other edge wear is minor, light uneven toning on the back. Bungalow Land was promoted as an area for vacation homes, for a just a few years after 1910; instead, permanent residents were attracted & built more than bungalows! Rare: when we searched the Internet no one was offering another example. $40.00 c(l)ur(l)

LOUISIANA & ARKANSAS RAILWAY COMPANY. "L. & A. R. R. SHOPS, MINDEN LA. / 119151" white-border era Curt Teich postcard, fresh & unused. $12.50 (lr)+

LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY. "CH-76 / THE FAMOUS ENGINE GENERAL - CIVIL WAR / LOCOMOTIVE." post card with pertinent information on back about its history & restoration, unused chrome from a photo by Walter Cline. $1.50 rc

LUDINGTON & NORTHERN RAILWAY. "Dummy Train at Epworth, Ludington, Mich." loaded with passengers & including small boats nearby, color postcard with undivided back from E. C. Kropp, writing on back, album marks on front, brownish paper, small scrapes in sky area. This view shows Lincoln Lake at the right. The destination for the tourists on the Ludington and Northern Railway train was Ludington itself (a short distance away). $7.00 m(l)m(e)r

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