The Railroad Commissary
Welcome to The Railroad Commissary on-line railroad locomotive builders plate and other collectibles catalog.
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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 call (707) 539-1051
Alco – Brooks Works
13 7/8" X 7 1/4" rectangular cast brass
(none currently in stock)
13 7/8" X 7 1/4" rectangular cast iron
BPA-0044 64659 9-1923 2-8-2 Mikado excellent, minor surface rust $920.00
Rock Island (CRI&P) #2661
(see Rock Island Motive Power 1935-1955 (Stagner), page #29 for photo of this locomotive)
Alco / GE
12" X 6" rectangular cast iron
BPA-0041 72069 6-1944 S2 looks great, but 4" crack through bolt hole $400.00
(Dave Keller photo - click to enlarge)
visit Dave's LI photos & recollections
Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) #3489
Staten Island Rapid Transit (SIRT) #9033
Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) #9033
scrapped 1973
Alco Products
12 1/4" X 3 7/8" rectangular sheet aluminum
BPA-0042 81865 5-1956 S4 excellent - as removed condition $400.00
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) #9083
Baldwin Locomotive Works / BLW
Burnham, Williams & Co. 12 1/4" round cast brass
(none currently in stock)
9 1/4" round cast brass Steam
(none currently in stock)
9 1/4" round cast brass Diesel
BPB-0029 64263 1941 VO-1000 (3-) well used condition (Sold)
TRRA (Terminal RR Association of St. Louis) #593
trade-in to EMD (1964) & scrapped
BPB-0018 64425 1942 VO-1000 (3-) well used condition $650.00
Wabash RR #300
Photo of Wabash #300
(or see a photo of this VO1000 in service in the Second Diesel Spotter's Guide, p# 292)
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) #3029
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
BP-0058 A-4445 10-1975 SD40-2 good condition $80.00
Canadian Pacific (CP) #6056
BP-0089 A-4652 3-1986 GP38-2 good condition $80.00
Canadian Pacific (CP) #3101
Electro Motive Corp / EMC
15 1/2" X 5 1/4" rectangular cast brass (used from at least 1939 in to 1942)
BP-009 1104 8-2-1940 SW1 very nice, but 1 bolt hole torn $600.00
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) #206
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) #8406
Electro Motive Div. / EMD
14 3/4" X 4 3/4" rectangular stainless (used from 1942 until 1947)
(none currently in stock)
"Hotdog" 15" X 4 1/8" stainless steel (used from 1947 until at least 1963)
BPE-0039 16130 7-1952 GP7 excellent / no paint (Sold)
Missouri Pacific / International & Great Northern (MP / I&GN) #4201
Missouri Pacific (MP) #200
Missouri Pacific (MP) #1686
BPE-0037 16146 3-1952 GP7 somewhat scuffed $80.00
Missouri Pacific (MP) #4222
Missouri Pacific (MP) #220
Missouri Pacific (MP) #1663
BPE-0038 27656 11-1962 GP30 nice, but has a gash $185.00
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) #6939
CSX #4251
(Proto 2000 and Lionel made models of this locomotive - you could have the builder's plate to the real locomotive!)
"Hotdog" 15" X 4 1/8" aluminum (used from at least 1964 until 1967)
BPE-0072 30811 3-1967 SD35 good condition / upper bolt hole enlarged $160.00
Southern Ry (SR) #3005
Norfolk Southern (NS) #3005(1st)
BPE-0031 32787 3-1967 SD45 $170.00
Southern Pacific (SP) #8873
Southern Pacific (SP) #7441
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-0053 5809-6 1-1972 GP38 excellent / no paint (Sold)
Southern Ry. (SR) #5005
Norfolk Southern (NS) #5005
BPE-0086 5819-4 6-1972 SD40-2 very good / faded paint $85.00
Union Pacific (UP) #3176
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
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
Union Pacific (UP) #3038
retired by 2000
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
BPE-0078 786216-21 10-1979 SD40-2 excellent condition / no paint $85.00
Burlington Northern (BN) #8051
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) #8051
BPE-0055 786292-3 9-1979 GP38-2 stampings good / basic lettering very light / no paint (Sold)
Southern Ry. (SR) #5234
Norfolk Southern (NS) #5234
wrecked @ Laporte, In.
BPE-0074 787147-15 8-1979 GP38-2 stampings strong / basic lettering light / 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)
BPE-0070 787249-94 12-1979 GP15-1 stampings light / basic lettering light / no paint (Sold)
Conrail (CR) #1664
CSX #1556
BPE-0107 847046-6 10-1984 GP40-2 excellent condition / no blue paint $110.00
Cotton Belt (SSW) #7253
Iowa Chicago & Eastern #4202
Fairbanks-Morse / FM
(none currently in stock)
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General Electric / GE
8" X 5" rectangular sheet aluminum (wartime)
BPG-0077 27867 5-1945 65ton excellent condition (Sold)
United States Navy (Naval Supply Annex, Rough and Ready Island, Stockton, Ca.)
United States Navy #65-00354 (Supply Depot Seattle, Wa.)
El Paso Products (Odessa, Tx.)
Rexene (same)
8" X 5" rectangular sheet steel (wartime)
(none currently in stock)
8" X 5" rectangular stainless steel (wartime)
BPG-0062 15262 6-1942 80ton nice / no paint / 1 bolt hole distorted (Sold)
United States Army #7201 (Little Rock Army Air Base, Jacksonville, Ar.)
United States Army #7201 (Fort Lewis, Wa.)
8" X 5" rectangular sheet aluminum (recent)
(none currently in stock)
14" X 5" rectangular cast aluminum
(none currently in stock)
GM Locomotive Group / GM / EMD / DD
12" X 4" rectangular stainless steel
BPE-0067 907147-2 9-1992 SD60 $170.00
Norfolk Southern (NS) #6698
BPE-0049 926302-25 9-1992 SD60M $160.00
Union Pacific (UP) #6340
BPE-0081 946555-13 11-1994 SD70MAC $160.00
Burlington Northern #9554 (BN) #5742
BPE-0091 966726-12 9-1997 SD75I $160.00
Canadian National (CN) #5742
BPE-0103 996164-60 8-2000 SD70M $160.00
Union Pacific (UP) #4059
Plymouth
(none currently in stock)
Porter
Shield cast brass
(none currently in stock)
Vulcan
(none currently in stock)
Whitcomb
(none currently in stock)
Please visit our other railroad and steamship catalogs:
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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 will be $15.00 per order with cast brass or iron plates, or $12 for all others – insurance included (to US addresses – $14.00 to Canada / $20 for cast iron or brass, 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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last updated 11-17-09 All images and copy on this web site are subject to full copyright protection.
