Wabash Railroad Travel Literature Collection
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Archival Collection Overview
Historical Note
The basic template for the Wabash Railroad system was laid out in the 19th century, with a continual series of mergers, reorganizations, and changed names (typical of the growth of railroad systems). Highlights include:
-1838: The nucleus of what became the Wabash system started as the Northern Cross Railway (the first railroad in Illinois), a 12-mile line running from Jacksonville to Meredosia in west central Illinois.
-1856: Renamed the Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway Compa...
Scope and Content Note
The collection is comprised of brochures, tickets, destination flyers, route maps, timetables, advertisements, ticket prices, station locations, special event destinations, railroad station signage, executive biographies, railroad lithographs, and other pieces of railroad related material. The acquisition was acquired in a scrapbook form. It was saved from a dumpster by a vice president of the Railroad. Because the scrapbook was in poor condition, the contents were removed and individual files c...
Collection Details
Object ID
2012.67.0
Inclusive Dates
1906-1959
Size
0.9 cubic ft. and 1 oversize box
Language
English
Item Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of John A. Barrett.
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Digitized Artifacts From This Collection
Special Low Excursion Rates and Double Daily Train Service to Colorado, Utah, California, Oregon, Washington, and Yellowstone National Park, 1911
Daily Through Sleepers between Chicago and the Health and Pleasure Resorts of the Southwest, 1915
Wabash Round Trip Homeseekers' Fares to the West and Southwest, On Sale Every First and Third Friday of Each Month, 1910, Via Wabash R.R.
Handbill and Timetable for Wabash Railway's "Midnight Limited," Leaving from Delmar Avenue Station, St. Louis, Missouri, 1929
Brochure and Timetable for Wabash Railway Company, "Going Away?," 1924
Seed Corn Week!, 1912
Brochure for Wabash Railway Company, "Excelsior Springs, the Mecca of Golfers," Excelsior Springs Junction, Missouri, 1931
Brochure for Wabash Railway's Excursions, "See Niagara Falls, America's Greatest Wonder," 1929
