1931 railroad safety

[oscaletrains]

i recently acquired a 1931 railroad crossing safety booklet issued by the New York Central railroad (im guessing through the Michigan Central seeing that it is labeled as New York Central Lines instead of Railroad) that is in near mint condition, the cover reads LOOK - LISTEN, CROSS CROSSINGS CAUTIOUSLY what to do and how to do it when "a train is coming" i originally bought the booklet because of the condition and artwork, everything is legible, and very crisp. currently i have no plans on selling it, but i was wondering if anyone had an idea of what it is worth or how common these are, i plan to get photos soon and will post one as soon as i get one of the booklet, any help is appreciated, thanks, Tom

[henry6]

I always answer this question with: it depends on who has it, who wants it, and what is decided at the time of sale.  That being said, condition and rarity come into play (these were common in the first half of the 20th Century and there are quite a few available today).  The railroad name has a lot to do with it, lines like PRR, NYC, UP, SF, etc, being more common than smaller lines, thus smaller lines often having more value on that point alone,  And geography has a lot to do with it, too.  A hometown road will usually garner a better price than one on the other side of the country.  So what have you got there?  Probably a broad, general,  a WAG (not the Wellsville, Addison, and Galeton) would put it in the $25 ballpark.  (If it were a realy WAG piece, then it would probably be closer to $50 or a hundred, depending on who was bidding on it!)  And pronouncements like mine here might give someone thought to ask such a price when he had $10 as too little on it or realized that his $100 was too much.