The New 20th Century Limited, 1939. Leslie Ragan (1897-1972).

In the 1930s, technology began to reflect the sleek, aerodynamic lines of the Art Deco movement, and the New 20th Century Limited, designed by Henry Dreyfuss, was the pride of the New York Central Line.

BY THE SUPER ELECTRIC TRAIN “MN” / ITALIAN STATE RAILWAYS. C.1960.

Amelto Fiore, 1920-2008. Original poster.

LIVORNO. 1910. F. Brignola. Poster.

“1910 Italy, inaugurating the Livorno-Cecina railway and expanding the port. Mercury, the god of financial gain and commerce, glows under the setting sun as he draws our attention to the various modes of transit offered to us earthly beings.”

LNER / TAKE ME BY THE FLYING SCOTSMAN. C. 1936.

ALFRED REGINALD THOMSON (1895-1979).

Chemins de fer de l’est, 1929. Theodoro (Theodore Pfeifer, 1896-1973

39 ¾ Hours to Chicago!/City of San Francisco, 1936. Unknown designer.

Montserrat by train, travel poster, 1930s.