page_title: Railroadiana
hierarchical_section_title: Railroadiana
caption_attribution_description: ATSF holloware creamer and lidded sugar bowl possibly made by Harrison &amp; Howson in the 1910s, possibly later, or possibly a reproduction (has Harrison &amp; Howson, Sheffield England stamped on the bottom)
context_page_description: Railroadiana or railwayana refers to artifacts of currently or formerly operating railways around the world. Railroadiana can include items such as:
  Brakeman's or marker lanterns
  Date nails, rail spikes, or short sections of rail
  Dining car linens, holloware, cutlery, or porcelain
  Locomotive nameplates or builder's plates
  Promotional or advertising materials from railway passenger and freight service
  Public or employee timetables
  Railroad hand tools such as wrenches, shovels, or brakeman's clubs
  Railroad switch stands or keys
  Sleeping car linens
  Station signs and railway signals
  Trackside signs such as mile posts or flanger signs
  Train dispatching forms and train orders
  Train horns and whistles
  There are many more types of railroadiana available to the collector. Some railroadiana collectors include items in their collections as large as speeders or complete passenger cars.
  The majority of pieces forming a collection can be legally obtained, often but not always at low cost, from either surplus or scrap sales from the railroad companies themselves, or through aftermarket railroadiana shows. Highly desirable items may sell for significant multiples of their original price.
context_section_description: Railroadiana or railwayana refers to artifacts of currently or formerly operating railways around the world. Railroadiana can include items such as:
  Brakeman's or marker lanterns
  Date nails, rail spikes, or short sections of rail
  Dining car linens, holloware, cutlery, or porcelain
  Locomotive nameplates or builder's plates
  Promotional or advertising materials from railway passenger and freight service
  Public or employee timetables
  Railroad hand tools such as wrenches, shovels, or brakeman's clubs
  Railroad switch stands or keys
  Sleeping car linens
  Station signs and railway signals
  Trackside signs such as mile posts or flanger signs
  Train dispatching forms and train orders
  Train horns and whistles
  There are many more types of railroadiana available to the collector. Some railroadiana collectors include items in their collections as large as speeders or complete passenger cars.
  The majority of pieces forming a collection can be legally obtained, often but not always at low cost, from either surplus or scrap sales from the railroad companies themselves, or through aftermarket railroadiana shows. Highly desirable items (rare or from popular lines) may sell for significant multiples of their original price.
caption: A creamer and sugar bowl used by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, made by Harrison & Howson for dining car service
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