Railroad Luggage Tag. 1800s-1910s solved (as usual!)

[celtex]

Found it about three blocks North of East-West rails in Amarillo. Any idea on age? I think the company is Pleasant Valley Railway Co. but no idea on the age. I don't know if that rail co. ever operated out of the Texas Panhandle. Thanks for looking.

 

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[BuckleBoy]

Re: Railroad ID Badge?

Certainly a RR luggage tag--and it could be worth some $$! My hunch is late 1800s...

 

[chipveres]

Re: Railroad ID Badge?

According to Wikipedia, the Utah and Pleasant Valley Railway got into operation in 1879; and was acquired by the Denver and Rio Grande in 1882.

Chip Veres

 

[DCMatt]

Re: Railroad ID Badge?

According to Wikipedia, the Utah and Pleasant Valley Railway got into operation in 1879; and was acquired by the Denver and Rio Grande in 1882.

Chip Veres

That tag is in super fine condition. If it was in the ground for 100 years, the Texas soil was really good to it.

I found referneces to P.V. Ry. Co. in publications as late as 1967. Although most of them were Peoria & P.V. Ry. Co. or Orange & P. V. Ry. Co.

DCMatt

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Railroad ID Badge?

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[savant365]

Re: Railroad ID Badge?

Any of these sound like the right location,


http://www.railroadiana.org/pgRRNamesResults.php


PAYETTE VALLEY
Locations: ID
Type RR: steam unless noted otherwise
Disposition/Successor: UNION PACIFIC

PECOS VALLEY
Disposition/Successor: ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE

POTEAU VALLEY
Locations: OK
Type RR: steam unless noted otherwise
Disposition/Successor: ABANDONED

POWELLS VALLEY
Disposition/Successor: SOUTHERN


HH Charlie

 

[celtex]

Re: Railroad ID Badge?

Any of these sound like the right location,


http://www.railroadiana.org/pgRRNamesResults.php


PAYETTE VALLEY
Locations: ID
Type RR: steam unless noted otherwise
Disposition/Successor: UNION PACIFIC

PECOS VALLEY
Disposition/Successor: ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE

POTEAU VALLEY
Locations: OK
Type RR: steam unless noted otherwise
Disposition/Successor: ABANDONED

POWELLS VALLEY
Disposition/Successor: SOUTHERN


HH Charlie

I don't think so. I found them in Amarillo, Texas. I first thought it to be a Union ID Bag (Local) but I agree a Luggage tag is more likely ID but still lack age... It is in very very good condition but the soil was very sandy as opposed to our very alkaline clays so it did very good after cleaning.

 

[savant365]

Re: Railroad ID Badge?

http://www.amarillorailmuseum.com/

These guys might have some info for you, good luck.

HH Charlie

 

[celtex]

Re: Railroad ID Badge?

http://www.amarillorailmuseum.com/

These guys might have some info for you, good luck.

HH Charlie

They were exicted to see it but couldn't help with ID.

 

[Bramblefind]

Re: Railroad Luggage Tag? Age?

Do you think this might possibly stand for the "Pecos Valley Railway"?

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/PP/eqp10.html

PECOS RIVER RAILROAD. The Pecos River Railroad Company was chartered on March 1, 1890, to build a railroad fifty-four miles in length from Pecos City (now Pecos) to the Texas-New Mexico Territory border. The road was organized by James J. Hagerman and associates as part of their project to irrigate and develop lands along the Pecos River. The capital was $750,000, and the business office was in Pecos. Members of the first board of directors included Hagerman, Henry C. Lowe, Edgar B. Brown, Charles B. Eddy, J. G. O'Connor, W. H. Austin, and Harold P. Brown. The railroad opened on January 1, 1891. In that year the company owned no equipment and earned $3,193 in passenger revenue and $12,837 in freight revenue. The Pecos River was controlled by the Pecos Valley Railway Company, which built north from the Texas-New Mexico Territory border to Eddy (now Carlsbad) and was later extended to Roswell. In 1898 Hagerman organized the Pecos Valley and Northeastern Railway Company and the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway Company to build from Amarillo to Roswell. This formed a through line from Amarillo to Pecos that was acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company in 1901. The Pecos River was leased to the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway on July 1, 1913, and operated by that company until merged into it in 1948. The Pecos River had no physical connection with the remaining mileage operated by the P&SF. The former Pecos River Railroad was abandoned in 1990 and 1991.

eta b/c I see Savant365 already mentioned this company above

 

[celtex]

Re: Railroad Luggage Tag? Age?

That has as much possibility as any I have found. So late 1890s-1913 would be a good date range?

 

[celtex]

Re: Railroad Luggage Tag? Age?

Local Railroad Museum guy puts the date range of tag from 1890s - 1910. Says most likely an electric rail line with "local" frieght thus the extrememly low number. If it had been a railroad company the tags would have 4-6 digits. Says it is pretty rare item and should consider it a good find. I already did LOL