Nostalgia & History > NYC Advertisements - 1938 & 1963

I posted two NYC ads on my website that NYC fans should find entertaining.

To see large versions of the ads use the below links -

1938 20th Century Limited advertisement -

http://www.arizona-rails.com/id236.htm

1963 GP-30's on the NYC

http://www.arizona-rails.com/id237.htm

JMW
arizona-rails.com

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What was the water-level route they talk of? They mention it several times, so had they just built it to replace an older route?

Sorry if it seems like a dumb question but I'm not too familar with east coast history. Thanks,
Derek

derek20la Wrote:
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> What was the water-level route they talk of? They
> mention it several times, so had they just built
> it to replace an older route?
>
> Sorry if it seems like a dumb question but I'm not
> too familar with east coast history. Thanks,
> Derek


To the best of my knowledge, the "Water Level Route" is in reference to the NYC line running along the Great Lakes. Lake Erie, Huron and Michigan are effectively at the same level. But it could easily refer to the whole route. Frome New York north along the Hudson River, then west from Albany like the Erie Canal, and finally along the lake (Erie) to Chicago (on Lake Michigan). Maybe the image is taking a level route make for a smoother ride as in no mountains to climb. I believe that it also remains the fastest route.

Ron Zimmer

Ron has it right. "The Water Level Route. You can Sleep." The Erie Canal parallelled the Mohawk River, which was the natural waterway east-west in New York.

yes, as opposed to the Centrals archrival PRR which had to go OVER the mountains.

jmw Wrote:
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> I posted two NYC ads on my website that NYC fans
> should find entertaining.
>
> To see large versions of the ads use the below
> links -
>
> 1938 20th Century Limited advertisement -

IMHO ...

Richard Dreyfus styling ~ Buck Rogers.

OTOH ...

Otto Kuhler = What heaven must have looked like in the 1930's.

GCRVVF - MTMEngineer

The "newer' one with The George Washington Bridge is great, thanks!

I'd say it made me homesick, but the Hudson line was only a temporary home....rode many thousands of miles on it....

I believe it was Henry Dreyfuss, not Richard, who is an actor, who styled the "Buck Rogers" way.