RWU is hosting a Spring 2026 Raffle! 

The Prizes

• Grand Prize - Original Tuffbag Railroad Worker's Grip

  Original Tuffbag 2-color Deluxe 

  
  Features 4 full length zippered compartments. Divider pockets on each side. Stamp pad or ID pocket. Padded zippered pockets on each end. Cinch strap tie-down on top. Hand straps go all the way around the bottom of the bag. D-ring straps go all the way to the bottom of the bag and are sewn into the bottom seam. It has a 2-ply bottom in the center compartment. Adjustable padded shoulder strap. Triple-stitched seams, and all stress points reinforced.
  
  Bag has burgundy top to easily tell which is yours. Rule books fit in this bag!! Perfect grip for Railroaders! Comes with Handle Wrap, End Pocket Inserts, and 45” adjustable Carrying Strap.
  
  Bag Size is BLACK MEDIUM with burgundy top  25" x 13" x 14"
  
  

  

  3500 Cubic Inches 

• Second Prize - Vintage Railroad Switchman's Lantern, New York

  An antique railroad lantern used by switchmen and brakemen to signal train crews with colored light. The wire cage protected the glass globe, and the vented cap released heat and fumes from the burning fuel.
  
  

  

• Third Prize - Set of Three Antique Railroad Switch Keys

  These are brass switch keys used by railroad workers to lock and unlock track switches — the mechanisms that redirected trains from one track to another. Keeping switches locked prevented unauthorized use and accidents.
  
  The markings identify which railroad each key belonged to:
  GTW — Grand Trunk Western Railroad
  C.P.R. — Canadian Pacific Railway
  GT RY SYS — Grand Trunk Railway System
  
  

  

• RWU T-Shirt - Runner-Up Choice Example 1

  RWU T-Shirt
  
  

  Choose from any of our T-shirts currently in stock in the RWU Online Store. A variety of colors, most available in any size - Medium - 4XL.  All our T-shirts are Union-Made in the USA at Image Pointe in Waterloo, Iowa. Check out the shirts we currently carry HERE.  
  
  

  

• RWU Hat - Runner-Up Choice Example 2

  Our Union-Made in the USA RWU Ball Cap boasts a full color stitched  RWU logo on the front. One size fits all with a Velcro strap. The cap comes in three different colors: Black, Stone or Navy with a sandwich bill visor. Choose your color! You can view the hats HERE.
  
  

  

RWU Book - Runner-Up Choice Example 3

Choose ANY BOOK from the RWU Store. You can check them all out HERE.  Here we feature just one of many rail related books in the store. In the waning years of the 19th century, Eugene V. Debs emerged as a working-class leader, a hero of the railroad workers of the U.S. and Canada. Read more about this book HERE.





RWU Wool Hat - Runner-Up Choice Example 4

This Union-Made in the USA knit hat will keep you warm out on the switching lead all winter. Available in black, grey or navy. If you are a runner-up raffle winner, you pick!





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