This 1876 “Lightning Express” broadside promoting the first through train service connecting the gold and silver fields of Virginia City, Nev., with San Francisco realized $13,145 at a November 2011 Heritage auction.

From:

The Official Blog of Heritage Magazine for the Intelligent Collector

Notice it was printed by H.S. Crocker & Co. We had a post of an item from H.S. Crocker a year or so ago on this bb. Also, notice you could sleep on the train from Carson City to Vallejo (12 hours) and have breakfast on a boat from Vallejo to SF in those days!