The Pentrex Collection

Over the decades Pentrex has amassed quite a collection of railroad related items. Sit back and enjoy!

More items will be added regularly.

This wooden sign is from the original signage from the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal from 1939. This sign hangs in the entryway of our office.

This wooden sign is from the original signage from the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal from 1939. This sign hangs in the entryway of our office.

This 7' long, stainless steel Santa Fe warbonnet from a locomotive is impressive! This signs hangs in the entryway of our office.

This 7' long, stainless steel Santa Fe warbonnet from a locomotive is impressive! This signs hangs in the entryway of our office.

Another wooden sign from the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal from 1939.

Another wooden sign from the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal from 1939.

A sample from our extensive collection of railroad police badges.

A sample from our extensive collection of railroad police badges.

One of the many RR lanterns in our collection.

One of the many RR lanterns in our collection.

Just a few reels of 16mm film that new video productions will be made from.

Just a few reels of 16mm film that new video productions will be made from.

Vintage Santa Fe Magazine

Vintage Santa Fe Magazine

Vintage $7,500 ad

Vintage $7,500 ad

Vintage cartoon

Vintage cartoon

Vintage Postcard #17 (front)

Vintage Postcard #17 (front)

Vintage Postcard #17 (back)

Vintage Postcard #17 (back)

Volunteer Archivists Needed.

Interested in helping us scan and catalog our vast collection of images? Just drop us a note with the word Archivist in the Subject Line and we will respond to you. Share with us your experience and skills.

In the future we will be sharing more items from our collection. Just some of the collectibles include:

  • Original Paintings

  • Pentrex Media Group, LLC

  • Photograph Collections

  • Rare Books

  • Railroad Date Nails

  • Railroad Films

  • Railroad Lanterns

  • Railroad Postcards

  • Railroad-related Movie Posters

  • Railroad Signs

  • Railroad Special Agent/Police Badges

  • Switch Locks and Keys

  • Vintage RR China and Silver

  • Vintage paper of all sorts

In the future we will share more prints and films from such collections as:

  • Allan Krieg. Former Union Pacific RR Public Relations Manager in Los Angeles. Writer and Director of the famous Last of the Giants of the Big Boys.

  • Will Whittaker

  • Fred Matthews

  • J. Allen Hawkins

  • Chris Ditlefsen

  • Marion E. Perrin

  • Southern Pacific Railroad

  • Interurban Press Publications

And many more!

Looking for a good home for your railroad related items?

Share your collection of important items with our thousands of viewers. Your collection can be on loan, purchased, donated or whatever arrangement you prefer. Large collections stay intact and are not "cherry picked". A lifetime of collecting can be shared with the people who appreciate your efforts and your name will continue on in the future.