New York Central Railroad Poster and Ad Collection: The New York Central Railroad (reporting mark NYC) was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States. Headquartered in New York City, the railroad served most of the Northeast, including extensive trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts and West Virginia plus additional trackage in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. (Wikipedia)
New York Central Railroad Poster and Ad Collection:
1920’s Posters and Ads:
1925 Castleton Cut-Off ‘For Greater Public Service’ New York Central Lines
1926 Ashtabula Harbor Lake Erie. New York Central Lines
1927 Grand Central Terminal New York, The Gateway to a Continent. New York Central Lines
1927 New York. The Wonder City of the World. New York Central Lines
1928 Storm King In The Heart Of The Hudson Highlands. New York Central Lines
1929 Chicago. New York Central Lines
1929 New York Central Building. Park Avenue, New York. At The Gateway To A Continent
1930’s Posters and Ads:
1934 Holiday Hants. Adirondacks Thousand Islands. New York Central System
1934 Hudson River. New York Central Lines
1934 Niagara Falls. New York Central System
1934 West Point. United States Military Academy Highlands Of The Hudson. New York Central Lines
1935 New York The Upper Bay From Lower Manhattan. New York Central System
1936 Rockefeller Center New York. New York Central Lines
1937 New York Central. The Water Level Route – You Can Sleep
1938 The Cradle that never rocks! Ride The 20th Century Limited. New York Central System
1940’s Posters and Ads:
1941 The New Empire State Express. New York Central System
1941 Famous Empire State Express Becomes World’s Newest And Finest Streamliner. New York Central
1942 To Every Mother in America. New York Central
1943 Free A Man To Fight. New York Central System
1947 Highlands Of The Hudson. New York Central Lines
1947 You go, weather or no, on the Water Level Route. New York Central
1948 Oh what Fun it is to ride – … on a New York Central train!
1948 28 New Streamliners For ’48 – Headlining the New in New York Central
1950’s Posters and Ads:
1950 Have Yourself a See-Level Vacation. New York Central
1951 New York Central System
1953 Altogether, it’s more fun on New York Central!
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