C & S Button??

[MonkeyBoy]

C & S Button??

My best friend and his boys found this today... it looks like it says "C & S"?? It is a 2 piece button.. I will try to get a backmark pic.. backmark reads "rosenfeld bros, baltimore" Any Ideas??

MB

 

[tymcmurray]

Re: C & S Button??

I found a reference to rosenfeld bros and railway buttons, but no photos
or any other information.

 

[*Dig-Dug*]

Re: C & S Button??

I think TC is on the right track , I'm not familiar with the markings on your button but, my first hunch was that it is a railroad button because it looks very much like the old B&O Railroad buttons I have found.

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: C & S Button??

I think TC is on the right track , I'm not familiar with the markings on your button but, my first hunch was that it is a railroad button because it looks very much like the old B&O Railroad buttons I have found.

I agree, my guess would be railroad or tram. (just need to think of a company name with those initials)

 

[nova treasure]

Re: C & S Button??

The Colorado and Southern Railway was a railroad company in the western United States that operated independently from 1898 to 1908, then as part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad until it was absorbed into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1981.

The railway began as the consolidation of bankrupt railroads on 1898. The Colorado Central Railroad and Cheyenne and Northern Railway were brought together to form the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway in 1890. When Union Pacific went bankrupt in 1893 they were separated from the Union Pacific and united with the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway and others, by Frank Trumbull to form the Colorado and Southern Railroad in 1898. In 1908 the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad bought control of the C&S. It would later merge into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1981. The name Colorado and Southern is still in use today.

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[CRUSADER]

Re: C & S Button??

The Colorado and Southern Railway was a railroad company in the western United States that operated independently from 1898 to 1908, then as part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad until it was absorbed into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1981.

The railway began as the consolidation of bankrupt railroads on 1898. The Colorado Central Railroad and Cheyenne and Northern Railway were brought together to form the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway in 1890. When Union Pacific went bankrupt in 1893 they were separated from the Union Pacific and united with the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway and others, by Frank Trumbull to form the Colorado and Southern Railroad in 1898. In 1908 the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad bought control of the C&S. It would later merge into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1981. The name Colorado and Southern is still in use today.

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Theres your answer, nice work NT. See I know my US railroad buttons

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: C & S Button??

Nice button though

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Re: C & S Button??

Thanks everybody!!! I passed on the info.. T-net never lets you down!!!

MB

 

[Don in SJ]

Re: C & S Button??

Backmark information: Rosenfeld Brothers of Baltimore Md, ca. 1865-1892

So, I think the button was manufactured before Colorado and Southern existed so the button most likely would be from the list below of a railway perhaps more in the area the button was found and in existance post CW till 1892 at least.

I also found some Colorado and Southern buttons on the web and their design was totally different, not just a plain C & S


Following are railroad names with the initial(s): C&S (RR or Ry)

CAMBRIDGE & SEAFORD
Disposition/Successor: PENNSYLVANIA CAMDEN ALEXANDRIA


CARBONDALE & SHAWNEETOWN
Disposition/Successor: ILLINOIS CENTRAL


CAYUGA & SUSQUEHANNA
Disposition/Successor: DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN


CAZADERO & SOLIS
Locations: Mexico
Type RR: steam unless noted otherwise


CHARLESTON & SAVANNAH
Disposition/Successor: ATLANTIC COAST LINE


CHARLESTON & SUTTON
Disposition/Successor: BALTIMORE & OHIO


CHERAW & SALISBURY
Disposition/Successor: ATLANTIC COAST LINE


CHICAGO & SOUTHERN
Disposition/Successor: GRAND TRUNK


CHICAGO & SPRINGFIELD
Disposition/Successor: ILLINOIS CENTRAL


CHICAGO & STRAWN
Disposition/Successor: WABASH


CHICAGO & SUPERIOR
Disposition/Successor: CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL & PACIFIC


CHOWAN & SOUTHERN
Disposition/Successor: ATLANTIC COAST LINE


CINCINNATI & SPRINGFIELD
Disposition/Successor: CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS


CLENDENNIN & SPENCER
Disposition/Successor: ABANDONED


CLINTON & SPRINGFIELD
Disposition/Successor: ILLINOIS CENTRAL


COLORADO & SOUTHERN
Locations: CO, TX, WY
Express: Adams Express
Type RR: steam unless noted otherwise


COLUMBUS & SHELBYVILLE
Disposition/Successor: PENNSYLVANIA


COLUMBUS & SOUTHERN
Locations: OH
Express: Adams Express
Type RR: steam unless noted otherwise
Disposition/Successor: OPERATION DISCONTINUED


CONWAY & SEASHORE
Disposition/Successor: ATLANTIC COAST LINE


COSHOCTON & SOUTHERN
Disposition/Successor: WHEELING & LAKE ERIE

As you can see, a lot of possibilites and I'm sure someone will nail the right railroad, nice button for a collection!

Don

 

[nova treasure]

Re: C & S Button??

I posted what little info that i found within a few minutes of research and came up with the one C&S possibility that i had posted.
Don's post goes to show that more time researching can provide alot more possibility's.

Thanks for the lesson and not leaving my possibility as the only answer.

Nova Treasure

 

[detector de metales]

Re: C & S Button??

Got to love Railroadiana.org!
Yeah that could be any of the lines that go along the Alantic Coast line routes.
By any chance could that be a Chowan and Southern? Tarboro to Pinner's Point was the range of this railroad (100 miles) it would be great if it was, that Railroad only existed for 3 years!
I'll dig up more info if you want.
Another possible ID would come from these guys
http://www.railroadiana.org/pgQB.php
Good luck!
j2