Railroad Postcards

About Vintage Railroad Postcards

A great way to share travel adventures with friends and family back home, railroad postcards were a popular item in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Common subjects included new railroad bridges and stations (depots), route scenery, luxurious railcar interiors, and even collapses, crashes, and trains getting stuck in various predicaments. Collectors look for strange locations, specific railroads ('roads') and routes, rarity, condition and visual appeal. Railroad postcards are relatively plentiful (since people used to keep them as souvenirs) and can therefore be affordable.


Interviews & Articles

Guest Column: An Overview of Railroadiana Collecting

Many people are fascinated by railroads. At one time, railroads were connected to most aspects of community a… [more]

An Interview With Metropolitan Museum Curator Jeff Rosenheim On The Postcard Collection Of Walker Evans

In 1994, I had the great pleasure of acquiring the complete archive of Walker Evans for the Metropolitan Muse… [more]

An Interview with Railroadiana Collector and Auctioneer Sue Knous

My husband Bill always loved trains and my grandfather had been an executive with the Denver and Rio Grande h… [more]

An Interview With Vintage Postcard Collector Ann Waidelich

I worked for 35 years as a reference librarian with the Madison Public Library and I just got interested in M… [more]

An Interview With Postcard Collector Andreas Praefcke

Andreas Praefcke (Ravensburg, Germany) collects postcards of old and new theatre buildings worldwide. His com… [more]

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Railroadiana Online

Railroadiana Online

If you've ever wondered how to tell real from fake railroad china, or how brass baggage tags originated, this extre… [read review or visit site]

U. Delaware Postcard Collection

U. Delaware Postcard Collection

This collection of over 2000 postcards provides a peek at life in and around Delaware in the early 1900s. Browse g… [read review or visit site]

Carthalia

Carthalia

Andreas Praefcke's postcard collection of theatres and concert halls worldwide. Showcases 3700 images of over 1810 … [read review or visit site]

Digital Past

Digital Past

Digital Past, a group effort by dozens of Chicago-area institutions, boasts one of the world's largest online colle… [read review or visit site]

Stevengraphs Bookmarks and Postcards

Stevengraphs Bookmarks and Postcards

Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [read review or visit site]

Tall Tale Postcards

Tall Tale Postcards

Don't let this one get away from you. This 'unbelievable' collection, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, featur… [read review or visit site]

Penny Postcards

Penny Postcards

Great collection of American penny postcards from the early 1900s, organized by state and then county. Includes a n… [read review or visit site]

Old Tokyo

Old Tokyo

This beautiful site features a collection of tinted postcards, woodblock prints, and early maps of Tokyo. The image… [read review or visit site]

Postcardy.com

Postcardy.com

Lynne Appel's reference site contains useful information for postcard collectors such as such as a Postcard Collect… [read review or visit site]


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Real Photo Postcard Rp Railroad Bridge Independence Wi$75.89 Ends Sunday 4 bids 2 watchers
#31 1910 Postcard Railroad Bridge Sp Telluride Colorado$51.00 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 2 watchers
1908 De Lamere North Dakota N.p. Depot Rppc Postcard$49.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 3 watchers
Yosemite Valley Railroad Merced Canon Vintage Postcard$45.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 9 watchers
Depot, Nebraska, Wood Lake, Rppc, C B & Q Railroad$44.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Chazy Ny Railroad Depot Rppc D&h Rr Clinton County$39.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 8 watchers
Early Rppc-barnegat, New Jersey-tuckerton R.r. Depot$39.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 8 watchers
Early Postcard Railroad Ave Wyoming Delaware Peaches$37.98 Ends Saturday 4 bids 7 watchers
Vintage Postcard C&o R.r. Transfer, Ripley, Ohio $36.01 Ends Sunday 6 bids 1 watcher
Rppc-dauphin, Pa.-n.c.r.r. Depot - 1908$31.68 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 3 watchers
Milwaukee Electric Railway And Light Co. Trolley Rppc $29.99 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Early Rppc-dauphin, Pa.-railroad Depot-yards-canal$28.68 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 7 watchers
1910's Rppc Photo,west Shore Train Station,memphis,ny$27.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 9 watchers
1910 Postcard Train Depot Station Fort Logan Colorado$23.49 Ends in 18 hours 7 bids 3 watchers
Rppc Postcard 1926 Train Station Railroad Wilmette Il$21.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 6 watchers
Rppc Railroad Rr Train Depot Princeville Il Illinois $20.05 Ends Sunday 2 bids 5 watchers
Rppc - Train Station & Train No. 1 In Mt. Victory, Ohio$19.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Marksville Louisiana Railroad Depot Postcard 1909$19.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
1907 Tacoma Washington Railroad Depot Rppc Postcard$19.99 Ends Sunday 2 bids 4 watchers
Colorado - Passenger Train, Cs & Cc Ry C.1907 Postcard$19.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Rppc-mount Savage, Maryland--railroad St.-1908.$17.95 Ends Monday 1 bid 3 watchers
Railroad Station Rockville Indiana Real Photo Postcard$17.60 Ends Sunday 3 bids 4 watchers
Whitney Point Ny Railroad Depot Engraved Postcard 1906$16.49 Ends Sunday 2 bids 4 watchers
Rppc Clifton Trestle, West Virginia Midland Railroad.$15.65 Ends Sunday 4 bids 2 watchers
Iowa:postcard~santa Fe Railroad Depot~fort Madison~1911$15.53 Ends in 17 hours 3 bids 2 watchers
Rppc Train Wreck Coeur D'alene Id S&ie Rr Spokane$15.50 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 8 watchers
Antique Logging Rr Postcard Early 1900's Damascus Va$14.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Harpers Ferry, Wv Old Giant Postcard B&0 Railroad Depot$14.99 Ends in 9 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Lot4 Old Real Photo Rppc's Napa Valley Trolley Railroad$14.51 Ends in 21 hours 3 bids 1 watcher
C1911 Postcard~railroad Rr Yards~delmar, Delaware W/nr!$14.50 Ends Monday 6 bids 14 watchers
#14 1910 Postcard Basalt Colorado Railroad St$14.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Antique Postcard Brockenhurst Railway Station And Pub$13.30 Ends in 19 hours 5 bids 1 watcher
Shanghai Nanking Railway Station Vintage Postcard$13.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Postcard Toledo Beach Michigan Monroe Rr Interurban $12.50 Ends Monday 2 bids 4 watchers
1910 Rppc Coal Station For Railroad Justus , Ohio$12.50 Ends Monday 2 bids 4 watchers
P & R R.r.bridge,schuylkill Haven,pa.,rppc,1906$12.36 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 1 watcher
Rppc Steam Train Blue Hill Danville Pa Montour Co Rr$11.18 Ends Sunday 2 bids 3 watchers
1900s Russ Moldawitza Romania Train Depot Postcard$10.50 Ends in 20 hours 2 bids 2 watchers
Old Postcard The Wabash Railroad Sleeping Cars Boston$10.50 Ends in 23 hours 3 bids 1 watcher
1908 Union Pacific Railroad Depot Ord, Nebraska Rppc$10.01 Ends Sunday 5 bids 5 watchers
Mt Railroad Avenue Of Harlem Montana Antique Rppc$9.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 2 watchers
1916 Postcard N. Y., W. & B. Rr Westchester Ave Station$9.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 6 watchers
Antique Photo Postcard New Ringgold , Pa. Railroad$9.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 4 watchers

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