Description: For auction is a brochure promoting tourist travel to Washington, DC; it is dated 1947. Railroads actively provided tour packages for vacationers, and Washington was one of the more popular destinations. The brochure includes photos of major attractions -- the White House, Mount Vernon, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Pentagon, and Supreme Court. There is a map of downtown Washington, showing the locations of the major facilities keyed to a numbered index. The brochure also includes a map of the PARR system, renderings of trains and of train interiors. 1947 Pennsylvania Railroad - Washington, DC tour brochure Click images to enlarge Description The Pennsylvania Railroad (PARR) was one of the dominant railroad carriers in the US for over a century. Founded in 1837, it served the area between New York and Washington in the east to Chicago and St. Louis in the west, with most of its trackage concentrated in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. The PARR competed head-to-head with the New York Central (NYC) in many markets; after World War II, as passenger traffic began to dwindle and operating costs rose, the PARR began having difficult financial times. In a survival move, the PARR and NYC merged to form the Penn Central in 1968; this move was not successful either, and in 1976 the US government took over this line, and other eastern regional railroads, to form Conrail. Conrail was sold to Norfolk Southern and CSX in 1999, and the surviving PARR trackage is now operated primarily by these two railroads. For auction is a brochure promoting tourist travel to Washington, DC; it is dated 1947. Railroads actively provided tour packages for vacationers, and Washington was one of the more popular destinations. The brochure includes photos of major attractions -- the White House, Mount Vernon, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Pentagon, and Supreme Court. There is a map of downtown Washington, showing the locations of the major facilities keyed to a numbered index. The brochure also includes a map of the PARR system, renderings of trains and of train interiors. This item measures appx 9x4 inches unopened, 18x16 inches opened, and is printed on semi-glossy paperstock. It is in excellent condition, with no rips, tears, writing or markings. A nice addition to someone's PARR collection. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
Price: 16 USD
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
End Time: 2025-01-08T18:31:15.000Z
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