Russ
While I agree most of what us old guys have piled around in Paper work and slides might appear worthless, Think of the good it can do to spark interest in those among us that have the spark we had in the late 60's early 70's.
While my memory is a little soft, on who gave them to me, I think Bob Richardson had a box car of paper he used to pass out to customers at least at CRRM in early days, and I treasure those as that's the only RGS paper work I have.
I am not dead yet, so reading that the Mexican NG Book is selling over $100 shows there's hope my wife can get some money from them. Went to an auction of 150 different HB RR books in Iowa from a Late CNW Conductors collection and his estate netted $7300. I was a CNW Dispatcher at the Time and no one knew he was a railfan.
So don't under estimate Book values and donate miscellanous paper to a local musuem to disperse or even to your local Train shop. One RGS switch list, One free slide of Milwuakee Electrics, One CNW system Timetable could be the spark for one young guy to follow all us middle 60's guys in to Phartdom, we need more to follow us.