Posters of American Trains And Railways

This book has over 275 train and railway posters and will please anyone interested in trains as well as poster aficionados. This book provides a brief history how the U.S. railroads used posters as key way of attracting customers.  The posters in this book will provide the reader with a comprehensive review of the best train and railway posters from 1855 until 1960. This was a period when incredible trains were being built and the railroads were expanding into every part of America. During this period, many of the best American artist were being commissioned by the railroads to design their advertising posters. This book contains posters with various artistic styles.  With many of the images, there is brief summary about the history of classic locomotives and the expansion of the railroads across America. The reader will find this book to be informative with an incredible selection of beautiful, vintage posters.