There are some really creative ads for railroads so how about showing us some of your favourites. You-Tube is full of them. I remember this one. There are some really old ones out there.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
I haven't seen any commercials from the big RRs for quite a while, the ones were the CSX ads.
Wish I had a couple of Lionel to post...........
"That's real smoke apuffing, that's a whistle I hearI'm a Lionel.........Engineer!"
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
My favorite railroad is the Swiss Rhaetian Railway, a network of narrow gauge lines in the Grison Mountains in easter Switzerland. The Rhaetian Railway runs two name trains of world fame - the Glacier Express, connecting St. Moritz and Zermatt, and the Bernina Express, connecting St. Moritz and Tirano/Italy, via the Bernina Pass.
Right from the beginning, the Rhaetian Railway was an important factor to develop tourism in that rather remote part of Switzerland, so there are quite a number of posters issued throughout the over 125 years they are in business.
Just two as example:
And a more modern one:
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Well, my favorite railroad never had the money, size, or technology to make TV commercials, but my fave current is the CP, and I think this ad is cool.
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
My YouTube
azrailI haven't seen any commercials from the big RRs for quite a while
BNSF seems to run a few on PBS.
A couple of my favorites:
NYC_Century_xmas_lo by Edmund, on Flickr
Alco_Ad1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4v-NPJ_HW4
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Almost nothing available for EJ&E in a resolution worth using. Most are like this:
Standard Oil did sing EJ&E's praises at one point...
Visit the Chicago Valley Railroad for Chicago Trainspotting and Budget Model Railroading.
https://i.etsystatic.com/8348439/r/il/31268e/499585187/il_794xN.499585187_d49w.jpg
Innovation:
GM_T-o-T by Edmund, on Flickr
GM_T-o-T_0003 by Edmund, on Flickr
Luxury:
creek interior crop by Edmund, on Flickr
Patriotism:
PRR_1942-merge-sm by Edmund, on Flickr
Speed:
PRR_TAT by Edmund, on Flickr
Zephyr_0006 by Edmund, on Flickr
Safety and dependability:
Pullman_ad-1943-crop by Edmund, on Flickr
Thank you, Ed
There are many for The Rock Island, but I enjoy these:
History:
100 years of rock island by John Collins, on Flickr
Pride:
wartime rock by John Collins, on Flickr
rock island war by John Collins, on Flickr
To all who have served... Thank you.
-John Collins
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