Railroad Advertising: Riding the Rails Again

Railroad Advertising: Riding the Rails Again

<b>Relive the glory years of American railroading</b><p><br /><br /><br /><br />Return to an era when passenger trains represented the height of luxury and riding the rails was the only way to travel. <i>Classic Railroad Advertising</i> covers nearly a century of memories - of powerful steam locomotives and elegant streamliners, of the brute force of diesel power and the patriotic effort to keep America on the move during a tumultuous world war.<p><br /><br /><br /><br />During their heyday, railroads employed the top ad agencies and some of the era's best-known illustrators to create compelling magazine advertising. The ads are a wonderful time capsule into a different era, a time when travel meant less about speed and economy and more about comfort and style. Through these ads you'll watch technology advance as railroads embrace streamlined designs and diesels locomotives; ride along as America fights a war, with railroads at front and center of the effort; witness a long, slow decline as passenger trains nearly succumb to competition from automobiles and airplanes, only to re-emerge with a new revitalized role in the guise of Amtrak.<p><br /><br /><br /><br />Join us for a great railroad journey in print - one that you won't soon forget.<ul><li><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Enjoy nearly 200 color advertisements</b> and authoritative commentary<li><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Remember America's greatest railroads: </b>Pennsylvania, Santa Fe, New York Central, Southern Pacific, and many more<li><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Experience the finest passenger trains</b>, including the Super Chief, 20th Century Limited, California Zephyr, Broadway Limited and others</ul>