November Locomotive Builder Plates Auction
Welcome to Western Railroad Americana’s November Locomotive Builder Plates Auction. We have a fine selection of 44 lots of both Eastern and Western plates available. Please take a few minutes to read the following.
We realize a lot of these plates have been off the market for many years and we wanted to give all of our customers a fair chance in acquiring plates for their collection. The sale of the plates will be handled as an auction with auction call backs to make sure everyone gets a fair chance. For those of you who bought plates from the Ron Wright sale last year, this is exactly the same process.
Below is the catalog with pictures and minimum bids. We are taking bids now until Sunday, November 12th. The bidding closes at midnight Pacific Time on November 12th. We take bids via phone or email. The website will be updated with current bids and noted below.
Bidding starts at the minimum and will be handled in $25 increments. These are cash prices so check or other feeless payment options are required. There is no buyers premium and shipping/insurance is charged at actual! And don’t forget, we offer 90 day payment options, no interest.
Everyone gets a chance to raise their bid until the last man/woman is standing and this will be handled by the auction call back process starting Monday. We hope to have all the bidding closed out by Wednesday so we can move onto payments and shipping arrangements before things get busy for the holiday season.
If you need additional photos or have questions about a plate, please If you have any questions about a specific item or need additional pictures, please Contact Us.
We hope this method is satisfactory with everyone and everyone feels like they are getting a fair chance. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call us directly. Thank you and we hope you can find a plate to add to your collection.
As Always, thank you for your continued support! Happy Holidays.
Sincerely,
Erik Wightman and Jason Sanford
Our commitment to you is Western Railroad Americana sells only the finest railroad antiques. When it comes to building a collection there is no substitute for quality. Each item we sell is backed by a 100% money back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied, return it for a full refund. Please see our Terms and Conditions for additional information.
Bidding Closed
Lot #1
PRR Juniata Shops 3702; 4-1920; PRR K4s 4-6-2 #3749; brass oval with class cast in.
Sold: $4,000
Lot #2
MLW/Canadian GE 77726; 3-1952; CN FB2 #9437; brass rectangle.
Minimum Bid: $1,000
Lot #3
EMD 21577; 5-1956; ATSF GP9 #707, renumbered 2907; steel hotdog.
Minimum Bid: $250
Lot #4
EMD 29211; 8-1964; UP DD35B #95B; steel hotdog.
Minimum Bid: $1,100
Lot #5
EMD 17339; 11-1952; SAL E8A #3055; steel hotdog.
Minimum Bid: $900
Lot #6
CLC 2968; 5-1957; CP H16-44 #8719; aluminum diamond; comes with “Powered by Fairbanks Morse” plate.
Minimum Bid: $1,250
Lot #7
CLC 2937; 10-1956; CP H24-66 #8916; aluminum diamond; comes with “Powered by Fairbanks Morse” plate.
Sold: $2,300
Lot #8
CLC 2958; 3-1957; CP H16-44 #8709; aluminum diamond.
Minimum Bid: $900
Lot #9
Santa Fe San Bernardino Shops plate; 23279; 5-1917; 2-10-2 #943; round brass.
Minimum Bid: $2,000
Lot #10
Santa Fe San Bernardino Shops plate; 27046; 2-1923; 2-10-2 #1638; round brass.
Minimum Bid: $2,000
Lot #11
GE plate from Milwaukee Road boxcab; large brass rectangle.
Minimum Bid: $1,100
Lot #12
GE 5370B; 12-1916; Milwaukee Road boxcab E34C; brass rectangle, some Milwaukee orange.
Minimum Bid: $2,000
Lot #13
BLW 37673; 4-1912; Santa Fe 0-6-0 #2069; round brass; mounted with picture of locomotive on wood background.
Minimum Bid $1,300
Lot #14
BLW 59246; 6-1926; Santa Fe 2-10-2 #3891; round brass.
Minimum Bid: $1,750
Lot #15
BLW 62279; 1939; SP AC-8 Cab Forward #4191; round brass. Original graphite.
Sold
Lot #16
Alco Schenectady 68860; 10-1937; NYC 4-6-4 #5426; cast iron rectangle; one of 2 J3as streamlined to pull the Empire State Express.
Sold: $11,525
Lot #17
Front Number Plate; RF&P 4-8-4 #608; named Governor Henry A. Wise; brass rectangle.
Minimum Bid: $7,500
Lot #18
Altoona Works 4387; 6-1942; GG-1 #4917; cast iron rectangle (last series of GG1s had cast iron, not aluminum plates).
Sold
Lot #19
BLW 73395; 12-1947; SAL Centipede #4513; brass five-sided plate.
Minimum Bid: $8,000
Lot #20
BLW 60037; 5-1927; Santa Fe 4-6-4 #3459; round brass.
Minimum Bid: $3,250
Lot #21
BLW 62121; 1938; Santa Fe 4-8-4 #3767; round brass.
Minimum Bid: $4,000
Lot #22
Alco 71304; 12-1943; New Haven S-2 #0600; cast iron rectangle.
Minimum Bid: $750
Lot #23
FM 16L592; 6-1952; Santa Fe H16-44 #2813 renumbered 3013; brass rectangle.
Minimum Bid: $2,500
Lot #24
FM 24L733; 5-1953; FM H24-66 Demonstrator TM-4; to SP #4801; renumbered 3021; brass rectangle.
Sold: $5,600
Lot #25
MLW 76225; 3-1949; CP T1c Selkirk; 2-10-4 #5934; aluminum rectangle.
Sold: $2,675
Lot #26
Virginia and Truckee Foundry Plate. Carson City Nevada.
Minimum Bid: $1,800
Lot #27
BLW 5-sided 74865 (1/50) PRR S-12 #8984
Minimum Bid: $800
Lot #28
EMD hot dog 20211 (5/55) SP SD9 #5433 renumbered #3911 renumbered #4372.
Sold: $250
Lot #29
Alco Brooks Works (7/18) NP 2-8-2 #1800.
Minimum Bid: $700
Lot #30
Sacramento shop plate; SP class 2-8-0; #2854
Sold: $1,375
Lot #31
San Bernardino Shops Plate; #30034; 3-1923; 2-10-2 #1670; round brass.
Minimum Bid: $1,750
Lot #32
Junita Shops; #3589; 1-1919; Class I.1Sa 2-10-0 Type; PRR #3472.
Minimum Bid: $1,900
Lot #33
BLW; #36327; 3-1911; 2-8-2; OWRR&N #504; renumbered UP #2104.
Minimum Bid: $800
Lot #34
BLW; #25545; 4-1905; Class C-9 2-8-0; SP #2780; Front of plate painted gold.
Minimum Bid: $1,000
Lot #35
BLW; #64321; 6-1942; SP Class AC-10, 4-8-8-2 Cab Forward #4239.
Minimum Bid: $2,200
Lot #36
Alco Schenectady; #68935; 7-1937; UP 4-6-6-4 Challenger
#3926; renumbered UP #3826; cast iron and painted black.
Minimum Bid: $3,500
Lot #37
Alco Brooks Works; #65482; 3-1924; WP #324; cast iron and painted black.
Sold: $1,275
Lot #39
BLW; #60037; 5-1927; Santa Fe 4-6-4 #3459. The plates from both sides are in the auction from two different consignors, what a coincidence!
Minimum Bid: $2,800
Lot #40
Lima; #7663; 8-1937; KCS class J 2-10-4 #908; brass with “J” cast in,
Minimum Bid: $5,500
Lot #41
PRR Keystone number plate from J1a 2-10-4 #6491
Minimum Bid: $4,250
Lot #42
BLW; #; 1937; SP class AC-7 4-8-8-2 #4173.
Minimum Bid: $1,800
Lot #43
BLW; #; 1937; SP class AC-7 4-8-8-2 #4161.
Minimum Bid: $1,800
Lot #44
BLW; #; 12-1911; ATSF class Pacific 4-6-2 #1316.