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Golden Spike Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 985
Land O'Lakes, Florida 34639

(813) 949-7197
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The Official Guide to Railroad Dining Car China by Doug W. McIntyre This hardback reprint is just like the original and is nearly out-of-print. We have very few copies left. This reference has over 600 North American railroad china patterns with nearly 300 shown in full color. $200.00
Dining on Rails by Richard Luckin This reference has hundreds of pictures of china from Railroad, Traction Lines, Railroad Restaurants, Steamship, and numerous other commercial patterns. This outstanding reference has over 400 pages with more than 50 pages of color pictures. $125.00
ButterPat World by Richard Luckin - Copyright 1995 This out-of-print hardcover is 256 pages. This book covers transportation china including some 600 railroad, ship, and airline patterns with a comprehensive 22-page index. This excellent reference book concentrates on butter pats and has information on reproduction and fantasy transportation china. $69.95
Santa Fe & California Poppy China Patterns by Richard Luckin - First Edition 2002 This 21-page, color softcover presents many pictures of the California Poppy China patterns. This great reference presents the history, manufacturers, and shapes of the china with pictures of all shapes. $30.00 SOLD OUT
Silver at your Service by Arthur L. Domny and Rudolph A. Morgenfruh This limited edition book is a collector’s guide to railroad dining car flatware patterns. All copies are signed and numbered. $75.00
Railroad Names by William D. Edson This 179-page hardcover is a directory of Common Carrier Railroads operating in the United States from 1826-1997. This reference contains information on almost 7,300 individual railroads. $40.00
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Railroad Lighting: Volume I – The Railroad Lantern by Richard Barrett This 389-page hardcover comprehensively investigates and discusses railroad lanterns with hundreds of pictures and drawings. $110.00 SOLD OUT
Railroads of North America compiled by Joe Gross - new expanded third edition This 272-page alphabetical listing of railroad names includes the supplement. Newly added sections include railroad slogans, monikers, and private railroads. $50.00
Santa Fe: The Chief Way by Robert Strein This 131-page book has hundreds of color pictures showing streamlined travel on the Santa Fe. It also shows how the Santa Fe used the landscapes and Indian culture of the American Southwest to promote travel on its trains. There are many color pictures of Santa Fe posters, travel brochures, menus, timetables, and numerous other artifacts. $40.00
The Great Book of Railroad Playing Cards compiled by Phil Bollhagen This new softcover is the fourth edition, circa 2003, of the railroad playing card value guide. It features 185 rail lines with over 1200 photos, listing all known color variations, added aces, jokers, and special cases. This book is 154 pages. $40.00
The Trolley and Interurban Directory by Joseph Gross This 200-page hardcover lists the individual companies alphabetically by state. Supplement Number 1 from 1995 is included with this book. $50.00
Speedway to Sunshine: The Story of the Florida East Coast Railway by Seth H. Bramson This 347-page new edition has hundreds of photographs and several pages of color photographs. This is an excellent book on the history of this famous Florida railroad. $40.00
Georgia & Florida Railroad Album Hardcover edition by A. M. Langley, Jr. This book has 56 pages with 125 b/w photos. This book summarizes G & F’s history through photos, maps, and charts, including timetables and the all-time steam and diesel locomotive rosters. $50.00