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Cpr rockies ad, Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Cpr rockies ad, Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Canadian Pacific Railway brochure advertisement, depicting Banff's Mount Assiniboine. Date: c. 1917

Affiche Médoc Soulac - Drawing. Public domain image.

Affiche Médoc Soulac - Drawing. Public domain image.

Poster of the former Compagnie du chemin de fer du Médoc (France); Soulac-sur-Mer.

Compagnie-des-Wagons-Bars - Drawing. Public domain image.

Compagnie-des-Wagons-Bars - Drawing. Public domain image.

Nederlands: Na een proefrit tussen Parijs en Saint-Germain-en-Laye werd in 1896 de Compagnie des Wagons-Bars opgericht. Behalve op de lijnen van de Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest ten westen van Parijs, reden de barr... More

1888 Orient-Express advertisement - Londres-Paris-Constantinople

1888 Orient-Express advertisement - Londres-Paris-Constantinople

Londres-Paris-Constantinople...Orient-Express. Paris-Munich-Vienne-Budapest-Belgrade & Constantinople : service rapide sans changement de voiture, sans passeport... Hiver 1888-89... : [affiche] (Epreuve avec le... More

1927 advertisement of Simplon-Orient-Express

1927 advertisement of Simplon-Orient-Express

1927 advertisement of Simplon-Orient-Express Alep. Simplon-Orient-Express : Grande Bretagne-France-Suisse... Syrie

Aff ciwl orient express4 jw

Aff ciwl orient express4 jw

Deutsch: Werbeplakat des Orient-Express English: Poster advertising the Orient Express Français : Publicité d'époque de l'Orient-Express

Londres-Paris-Constantinople...Orient-Express. Paris-Munich-Vienne-Budapest-Belgrade & Constantinople - service rapide sans changement de voiture, sans passeport... Hiver 1888-89

Londres-Paris-Constantinople...Orient-Express. Paris-Munich-Vienne-Bud...

Londres-Paris-Constantinople...Orient-Express. Paris-Munich-Vienne-Budapest-Belgrade & Constantinople - service rapide sans changement de voiture, sans passeport... Hiver 1888-89

OE1891 Travel Poster Travel Poster

OE1891 Travel Poster Travel Poster

Deutsch: Plakat des Orient-Express aus dem Jahr 1891, Grafiker: Rafael Ochoa y Madrazo (1858-1935)

OE Trianon 1896 Choubrac Travel Poster

OE Trianon 1896 Choubrac Travel Poster

Deutsch: Plakat zum Theaterstück "Orient-Express" aus dem Jahr 1896, von Alfred Choubrac (1853-1902)

Pullman compartment cars through trains - interior of dining cars on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton R.R. LCCN2003663800

Pullman compartment cars through trains - interior of dining cars on t...

Title: Pullman compartment cars through trains -- interior of dining cars on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton R.R. Abstract/medium: 1 print : lithograph, color.

Poster - Pullman dining car 1894 - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Pullman dining car 1894 - Public domain lithograph

Color lithograph advertisement showing the interior of a Pullman dining-car belonging to the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway, 1894, with two men seated at a table being served by an African American por... More

John Souter, Caledonian Railway, 1895. Photochrom print.

John Souter, Caledonian Railway, 1895. Photochrom print.

Caledonian Railway postcard showing engine driver John Souter at the end of the record breaking London to Aberdeen railway journey, 23 August 1895.

Northern Pacific Big Baked Potato comic postcard

Northern Pacific Big Baked Potato comic postcard

Comic postcard promoting the Northern Pacific Railway and its "Great Big Baked Potato".

Northern Pacific Great Big Baked Potato comic postcard

Northern Pacific Great Big Baked Potato comic postcard

Comic postcard for the Northern Pacific Railway advertising its Great Big Baked Potato. The smaller ones are told they aren't big enough to work for Northern Pacific yet.

Northern Pacific Potato Chef postcard

Northern Pacific Potato Chef postcard

Postcard cartoon of the Northern Pacific's Great Big Baked Potato as a railway chef.

Northern Pacific promotional postcard 1916

Northern Pacific promotional postcard 1916

Postcard photo promoting the Northern Pacific Railway. The company actively tried to promote food products from the Pacific Northwest on their trains. Here they were promoting Pacific Northwest salmon, which wa... More

1880 land ATSFR Topeka Kansas ad

1880 land ATSFR Topeka Kansas ad

Advertisement by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Kansas, USA.

1880 MissouriPacificRailway ad

1880 MissouriPacificRailway ad

Advertisement for Missouri Pacific Railroad

1911 Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway

1911 Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway

Title page of promotional brochure for Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway

1912 Sunset Llimited Harpers Ad - An advertisement for the southern pacific sunset route

1912 Sunset Llimited Harpers Ad - An advertisement for the southern pa...

Ad for "Sunset Limited" railroad service from New Orleans to California.

1915 Chicago Elevated Railroads advertising

1915 Chicago Elevated Railroads advertising

Advertising brochure produced by the Chicago Elevated Railroads in 1915.

1915 Tacoma Speedway Great Big Baked Potato Special No 33 Marvin D Boland Collection G511093

1915 Tacoma Speedway Great Big Baked Potato Special No 33 Marvin D Bol...

Harry O'Brien and his "mechanician" zipping around the $100,000 Tacoma Speedway in their "Great Big Baked Potato Special" during the July, 1915, Montamara Festo races. #33 was believed to be in reality a Stutz... More

1915 Tacoma Speedway Harry O Brien Marvin D Boland Collection G511147

1915 Tacoma Speedway Harry O Brien Marvin D Boland Collection G511147

Ca. 1915. At the wheel of the "Great Big Baked Potato Special" is driver Harry O'Brien. The #33 car was entered in both the InterCity 100-mile and Golden Potlatch 200-mile races at the Tacoma Speedway during t... More

1963 Grand Central Station

1963 Grand Central Station

Grand Central Station, Chicago, Illinois. Public domain photograph of city center, downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

20th Century Limited 1912 Advertisement

20th Century Limited 1912 Advertisement

1912 advertisement for the New York Central New York - Chicago express train 20th Century Limited as "The Most Famous Train In The World".

20th century limited nyc to chicago newspaper

20th century limited nyc to chicago newspaper

Newspaper ad for the 20th Century Limited from 1921. Cropped, converted to black and white png using GIMP by the uploader.

7. A Santa Fe Pleasure Dome (24348681099)

7. A Santa Fe Pleasure Dome (24348681099)

This is thanks to a fellow named "Pullman" who posted it on Train Orders. Please start at the beginning 6 photos to the left. From the collection of Roger Colton -- a 1951 ad.

A Souvenir of The Overland Limited 1897

A Souvenir of The Overland Limited 1897

A Souvenir of The Overland Limited (Cover illustration) 1897 Public domain photograph of beverage advertisement, food, drinks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Advert 1901 QAM Hotel - A black and white advertisement for a hotel

Advert 1901 QAM Hotel - A black and white advertisement for a hotel

Advertisement for The Queen Anne residential mansions & hotel Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Anzeige 1934 Progress Union Pacific M-10000 City of Salina

Anzeige 1934 Progress Union Pacific M-10000 City of Salina

Union Pacific brochure 1934 for new M-10000 (1935 named as "City of Salina") Streamliner Trainset

Anzeige 1934 Progress Union Pacific M-10001 City of Portland

Anzeige 1934 Progress Union Pacific M-10001 City of Portland

Union Pacific brochure 1934 for new M-10001 (1935 named as "City of Portland") Streamliner Trainset

ATSF Scott Special 1905 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

ATSF Scott Special 1905 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Promotional literature for the 1905 Scott Special passenger train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

Auburn-syracuse 1911-0807

Auburn-syracuse 1911-0807

Auburn & Syracuse Electric Railroad - Searchlight Excursion to Skaneateles Lake - August 7, 1911

B and o dining car service newspaper ad

B and o dining car service newspaper ad

Ad for dining car service aboard the B&O railroad from New York City. Shows the black attendant serving two white clients.

Baltimore and Ohio travel newspaper ad

Baltimore and Ohio travel newspaper ad

Newspaper ad from 1910 for travel from New York City aboard the Baltimore and Ohio RR.

Bangor and Aroostook newspaper ad New York Tribune 1921

Bangor and Aroostook newspaper ad New York Tribune 1921

Ad promoting tourism in Maine via the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad. Cropped and lightened using GIMP.

Birds and nature (1907) (14747336661)

Birds and nature (1907) (14747336661)

Identifier: birdsnature51907chic (find matches) Title: Birds and nature Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Birds Natural history Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Mumford, Publisher Contributing Library: ... More

Boston And Maine Advert

Boston And Maine Advert

Advertisement of the Boston & Maine Railroad, from 1905

Boston Lowell RR CausewaySt BostonDirectory 1861

Boston Lowell RR CausewaySt BostonDirectory 1861

Ad for Boston & Lowell Rail Road

Boston Maine RR HaymarketSq BostonDirectory 1861

Boston Maine RR HaymarketSq BostonDirectory 1861

Advertisement for Boston & Maine Rail Road

Budd Company Budgette car 1945

Budd Company Budgette car 1945

Ad from The Saturday Evening Post for the Budd Company's new type of sleeping cars. "1945 No More Open Berth Railroad Sleeping Cars Ad"

Burlington 1934 Railway Age buying ad

Burlington 1934 Railway Age buying ad

Four page ad from the December 1, 1934 issue of Railway Age by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad-"The Burlington Wants to Buy".

Burlington Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad trade card

Burlington Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad trade card

Trade card promoting the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad and its connection with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

Canadian journal of public health (1910) (14576811287)

Canadian journal of public health (1910) (14576811287)

Identifier: n9canadianjourn01cana (find matches) Title: Canadian journal of public health Year: 1910 (1910s) Authors: Canadian Public Health Association Subjects: Public health Public health Medicine, Preve... More

Chataigne's Alexandria City Directory - Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Route

Chataigne's Alexandria City Directory - Richmond, Fredericksburg and P...

Advertisement for the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad and ferry route.

Chicaco Limited NY to CHI

Chicaco Limited NY to CHI

Cropped from the newspaper shown. Ad for the Chicago Limited passenger train, via the Michigan Central and Lackawanna Railroads. Leave one town at 2pm, get to the next at 2pm the next day.

Chicago Great Western ad 1907

Chicago Great Western ad 1907

1907 Chicago Great Western Railway ad: "The Right Road between Chicago[,] St. Paul[,] Minneapolis[,] Kansas City and Omaha."

Chicago Great Western Prince Henry ad

Chicago Great Western Prince Henry ad

Ad for the Chicago Great Western's train, Great Western Limited, which traveled between Chicago and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Prince Henry of Prussia visited the United States in 1902 and used two of the Great Wes... More

City of Denver UP Advertisement 1936

City of Denver UP Advertisement 1936

Chicago & North Western / Union Pacific promoting their "City of Denver" Streamliners

City of Los Angeles C&NW UP Advertisement 1938

City of Los Angeles C&NW UP Advertisement 1938

Chicago & North Western / Union Pacific promoting their "City of Los Angeles" Streamliners

City of San Francisco SP Advertisement 1936

City of San Francisco SP Advertisement 1936

Southern Pacific promoting their first "City of San Francisco" Streamliner Public domain reproduction of art nouveau poster, cover, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

City of San Francisco SP Advertisement 1938

City of San Francisco SP Advertisement 1938

Southern Pacific poster ad promoting their second "City of San Francisco" Streamliner

City of San Francisco SP Advertisement 1946

City of San Francisco SP Advertisement 1946

Southern Pacific promoting more shedules for their "City of San Francisco" Streamliners

Come way up Maine BandR

Come way up Maine BandR

Cropped from the newspaper image shown in the link.

Coos Bay Railroad ad - A menu with a picture of a train on it

Coos Bay Railroad ad - A menu with a picture of a train on it

An advertisement for the arrival of the Coos Bay Railroad in August 1916

Cover of Taiwan Railway Travel Brochure

Cover of Taiwan Railway Travel Brochure

Simple English: Cover of the Taiwan Railway Travel Brochure(《臺灣鐵道旅行案內》).

CPRR & UPRR Display Ads May 1869

CPRR & UPRR Display Ads May 1869

Central Pacific Railroad & Union Pacific Railroad display advertisements carried in The Salt Lake Daily Telegraph the week that two lines' rails were joined at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869.

Der Transsibirische Express - Kürzester Weg nach dem Fernen Osten

Der Transsibirische Express - Kürzester Weg nach dem Fernen Osten

Der Transsibirische Express - Kürzester Weg nach dem Fernen Osten Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Electric railroad from Baltimore, Maryland to Annapolis, Maryland and Washington DC, circa 1912

Electric railroad from Baltimore, Maryland to Annapolis, Maryland and ...

Electric railroad from Baltimore, Maryland to Annapolis, Maryland and Washington DC, circa 1912. This postcard advertises the electric railroad service from the Democratic Convention of 1912, held in Baltimore... More

Empire State Express 1944

Empire State Express 1944

Advertisement for Budd Manufacturing, who produced many of the cars for the streamlined trains, beginning in the 1930s. The ad depicts the Empire State Express, a streamlined train of the New York Central Rail... More

Empire-state-railroad 1920-0913

Empire-state-railroad 1920-0913

Advertisement for Empire State Railroad. "To the Main Entrance of State Fair Grounds." September 13, 1920

Erie Railroad trade card - Drawing. Public domain image.
Etvga-railroad-advertisement-1884-tn1

Etvga-railroad-advertisement-1884-tn1

Advertisement in the 1884 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, city directory, for the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, which operated out of the city in the latter of half of the 19th century. The railro... More

First domed car in rail service Vista Dome Burlington 1945

First domed car in rail service Vista Dome Burlington 1945

Ad for the Burlington Route announcing its first domed coach car, "Vista Dome". The ad went on to say that the car was in operation and was switched between various Burlington train routes to be able to judge p... More

Flying Yankee matchbook ad

Flying Yankee matchbook ad

Matchbook ad for the Boston and Maine Railroad streamliner Flying Yankee and for the concession service The Armstrong Company. Armstrong had an arrangement similar to that of Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe Railr... More

Frisco Railroad Meteor and Texas Special diesel service circa 1948

Frisco Railroad Meteor and Texas Special diesel service circa 1948

Postcard depiction of two popular Frisco Railroad passenger trains, The Meteor and The Texas Special. The Meteor is at left. Both trains were equipped with diesel locomotives and brand new line paint schemes in 1948.

General Electric Flying Yankee advertisement, February 1938

General Electric Flying Yankee advertisement, February 1938

February 1938 advertisement for electric trains by General Electric, depicting the Flying Yankee.

General Electric Flying Yankee advertisement, February 1938

General Electric Flying Yankee advertisement, February 1938

February 1938 advertisement for electric trains by General Electric, depicting the Flying Yankee.

Golden Rocket Ad Advertising poster

Golden Rocket Ad Advertising poster

The Rock Island's ad for the Golden Rocket, a train which never entered service.

Golden State Limited Rose O'Neill 1911

Golden State Limited Rose O'Neill 1911

Postcard promoting the Rock Island's Golden State Limited train which traveled between Chicago and Los Angeles. The railroad hired American illustrator en:Rose O'Neill to produce some of its promotional material.

Grand Central Station Chicago, northeast corner

Grand Central Station Chicago, northeast corner

NE CORNER--INCLINED. Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2656-202L - Grand Central Station, 201 West Harrison Street (Corner of West Harrison & South Wells), Chicago, Cook County, IL. Reprod... More

Great Overland Route Timetable Cover 1881

Great Overland Route Timetable Cover 1881

Composited digital restoration of engraved cover illustrations from the 1881 Timetable and Map of the Union and Central Pacific Railroad Line "The Great American Over-Land Route"Scanning, digital reconstruction... More

Great Western ad blotter 1906 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Great Western ad blotter 1906 - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Advertising blotter for the Chicago Great Western Railroad's passenger trains. Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Great Western Railway brochure

Great Western Railway brochure

Cover of advertisement brochure published by Rand McNally, Chicago, for the Great Western Railway Company (later bought by Grand Trunk Railway, Canada, showing the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.

Greatnorthernad printed advertisement, United States

Greatnorthernad printed advertisement, United States

Advertisement for Great Northern Railway. Scanned from a St. Paul, Minnesota newspaper.

GWR book Camp Coach Holidays

GWR book Camp Coach Holidays

A Great Western Railway brochure advertising camp coach holidays. Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Advertisement 1939

Hiawatha Milwaukee Road Advertisement 1939

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific promoting their streamlined by Otto Kuhler F7 steam locomotives for the "Twin Cities Hiawatha"

Historical and Industrial Guide to Petersburg, Virginia - 1884 - Petersburg Railroad

Historical and Industrial Guide to Petersburg, Virginia - 1884 - Peter...

Late 1884 advertisement for the Petersburg Railroad, which was later incorporated into the Atlantic Coast Line. (cropped)

Hospital car ad New York Central Railroad 1944

Hospital car ad New York Central Railroad 1944

Advertisement detailing an army hospital car by the New York Central Railroad.

Illinois Central Railroad (advertisement, McClure's 1896)

Illinois Central Railroad (advertisement, McClure's 1896)

Advertisement in the January 1896 issue of McClure's Magazine for the Illinois Central Railroad and the Southern Pacific Company.

Illinois Traction System ad 1928

Illinois Traction System ad 1928

Full page ad for Illinois Traction System's trains between Peoria and St. Louis and St. Louis and Decatur.

Inauguration du chemin de fer de Paris à Brest

Inauguration du chemin de fer de Paris à Brest

Français : Brest : Affiche de la fête pour l'inauguration du chemin de fer de Paris à Brest (1865)

Iowa and Nebraska lands10

Iowa and Nebraska lands10

Millions of acres. Iowa and Nebraska. Land for sale on 10 years credit by the Burlington & Missouri River R. R. Co. at 6 per ct interest and low prices ... Buffalo. N. Y. Commercial advertiser printing house [... More

Jersey Eastern Railway 1916

Jersey Eastern Railway 1916

1916 railway timetable of the Jersey Eastern Railway, in newspaper La Nouvelle Chronique de Jersey, 1916, Jersey Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work is in the public domain in its country of origin... More

Public Domain Images - Jersey Railway 1916

Public Domain Images - Jersey Railway 1916

1916 railway timetable of the Jersey Railway, in newspaper La Nouvelle Chronique de Jersey, 1916, Jersey Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and oth... More

Jersey Railway Company 26 March 1872

Jersey Railway Company 26 March 1872

This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This... More

Julius Cahn's official theatrical guide. (1896) (14801796183)

Julius Cahn's official theatrical guide. (1896) (14801796183)

Identifier: juliuscahnsoffic00cahn (find matches) Title: Julius Cahn's official theatrical guide. Year: 1896 (1890s) Authors: Cahn, Julius Subjects: Theaters Motion picture theaters Publisher: New York : P... More

Kalamazoo, allegan and grand rapids ad

Kalamazoo, allegan and grand rapids ad

Advertisement for the Kalamazoo, Allegan and Grand Rapids Railroad from 1869.

Königlich Ungarische Staatsbahnen - Fiume - Buccari- Zagreb

Königlich Ungarische Staatsbahnen - Fiume - Buccari- Zagreb

Königlich Ungarische Staatsbahnen - Fiume - Buccari- Zagreb

Lackawanna Railroad advertisement on Scranton's 50th birthday

Lackawanna Railroad advertisement on Scranton's 50th birthday

This two-page advertisement for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad was published in a special section of The Scranton Republican commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of Scranton, Pennsyl... More

Land N The Pan American train ad

Land N The Pan American train ad

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lines of the Pacific Electric Railway in Southern California 1912 (uclamss 294 b120 1)

Lines of the Pacific Electric Railway in Southern California 1912 (ucl...

Lines of the Pacific Electric Railway in Southern California Describes Mount Lowe, Orange Empire and "Old Mission-Balloon Route"

Luxury on wheels - An advertisement for a luxury on wheels train

Luxury on wheels - An advertisement for a luxury on wheels train

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan southern line cropped

Michigan southern line cropped

Cropped version of :Image:Michigan southern line.png.

Michigan southern line

Michigan southern line

Announcement from 1842 concerning the "Southern line" built by the state of Michigan, which later became part of the Michigan Southern Railroad. Taken from Leland, C.P. (October 1889). "Railroading Fifty Years ... More

Missouri Kansas Texas Katy Flyer 1911

Missouri Kansas Texas Katy Flyer 1911

Postcard photo of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad's "Katy Flyer".

Missouri Pacific Scenic Limited ad 1929

Missouri Pacific Scenic Limited ad 1929

Postcard ad for the Scenic Limited train of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The train traveled between St. Louis and San Francisco via the Royal Gorge and Feather River routes.

Mobile and Ohio Railroad Dining Cars Advertisement 1902

Mobile and Ohio Railroad Dining Cars Advertisement 1902

Commercial poster for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Christmas 1902. Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

MOPAC Livestock show 1922

MOPAC Livestock show 1922

Ad from the The Jasper News, November 16, 1922

Mopac travel - A black and white advertisement for a museum

Mopac travel - A black and white advertisement for a museum

July 1921 newspaper ad for travel on the Missouri Pacific. Cropped, lightened using GIMP.

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