This note pad is nearly identical to yesterday’s, except that the “Ship and travel North Western” slogan has been replaced by “the CarFax Route.” Car-Fax was a C&NW trademark describing “railway freight transportation services, consisting of an electronic integrated data … Continue reading
To emphasize both freight and passenger, many railroads used the slogan, “Ship and travel [railroad name],” especially on things like note pads that were designed to advertise both. This one from the Chicago An estimated 50% of men age 40 … Continue reading
Railroads liked to give their note pads to shippers as a form of cheap advertising, so most of them mentioned freight service. This is a rare one that focuses on passengers; perhaps it was given to travel agents rather than … Continue reading
The booklets I’ve been presenting can take an hour to scan and turn into PDFs, so I’m interspersing them with some short pieces such as pages from railroad note pads. Union Pacific liked to use the slogan, “Serves all the … Continue reading
