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- Special Low Excursion Rates and Double Daily Train Service to Colorado, Utah, California, Oregon, Washington, and Yellowstone National Park, 1911 - The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. Railroads made Yellowstone National Park accessible to tourists until cross-country automobile travel became feasible and popular. This timetable promoted Wabash's through trains to Yellowstone, operated in partnership with Union Pacific.
- 1911
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Special Low Excursion Rates and Double Daily Train Service to Colorado, Utah, California, Oregon, Washington, and Yellowstone National Park, 1911
The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. Railroads made Yellowstone National Park accessible to tourists until cross-country automobile travel became feasible and popular. This timetable promoted Wabash's through trains to Yellowstone, operated in partnership with Union Pacific.
- Daily Through Sleepers between Chicago and the Health and Pleasure Resorts of the Southwest, 1915 - The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. This timetable advertised Wabash's through trains between Chicago and resort communities in Arkansas and Texas. Wabash operated the service in cooperation with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway and the International & Great Northern Railway.
- 1915
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Daily Through Sleepers between Chicago and the Health and Pleasure Resorts of the Southwest, 1915
The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. This timetable advertised Wabash's through trains between Chicago and resort communities in Arkansas and Texas. Wabash operated the service in cooperation with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway and the International & Great Northern Railway.
- 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. - The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. This timetable promoted Wabash's service to Kansas City. Special "homeseekers" or "colonist" fares provided low-cost, one-way service for immigrants traveling to start new lives in the western United States.
- 1910
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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.
The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. This timetable promoted Wabash's service to Kansas City. Special "homeseekers" or "colonist" fares provided low-cost, one-way service for immigrants traveling to start new lives in the western United States.
- Helen M. Schultz Brewer, Owner of Red Ball Bus Company, Iowa, circa 1924 - Helen M. Schultz started the Red Ball Transportation Company in 1922 with buses running from Waterloo to Des Moines, Iowa. Schultz met many challenges while establishing her business, including competition from rival bus lines and the railroad, government regulations, and poor highway conditions. She sold Red Ball to the Jefferson Highway Transportation Company in 1930.
- circa 1924
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Helen M. Schultz Brewer, Owner of Red Ball Bus Company, Iowa, circa 1924
Helen M. Schultz started the Red Ball Transportation Company in 1922 with buses running from Waterloo to Des Moines, Iowa. Schultz met many challenges while establishing her business, including competition from rival bus lines and the railroad, government regulations, and poor highway conditions. She sold Red Ball to the Jefferson Highway Transportation Company in 1930.
- Armington & Sims 2-cylinder Vertical Marine Steam Engine, 1896 -
- 1896
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Armington & Sims 2-cylinder Vertical Marine Steam Engine, 1896
- Interior of Ford Tri-Motor Airplane with Charles Lindbergh's Desk, 1928 - Charles Lindbergh's desk is seen mounted in the passenger cabin of a Ford Tri-Motor airplane. The celebrated aviator consulted for the airline Transcontinental Air Transport in 1928, and he recommended that the company purchase Ford Tri-Motors for its fleet.
- November 20, 1928
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Interior of Ford Tri-Motor Airplane with Charles Lindbergh's Desk, 1928
Charles Lindbergh's desk is seen mounted in the passenger cabin of a Ford Tri-Motor airplane. The celebrated aviator consulted for the airline Transcontinental Air Transport in 1928, and he recommended that the company purchase Ford Tri-Motors for its fleet.
- 1927 Boeing Model 40-B2 Biplane - Subsidies from the federal government for air mail encouraged the development of improved long-distance aircraft like the Boeing 40. The key to the Boeing's success was the use of a lightweight air-cooled radial engine which allowed it to carry the mail and two paying passengers. This plane flew between Chicago and San Francisco, making 12 fuel stops along the way.
- 1927
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1927 Boeing Model 40-B2 Biplane
Subsidies from the federal government for air mail encouraged the development of improved long-distance aircraft like the Boeing 40. The key to the Boeing's success was the use of a lightweight air-cooled radial engine which allowed it to carry the mail and two paying passengers. This plane flew between Chicago and San Francisco, making 12 fuel stops along the way.
- Mail Delivery from the First Contract Air Mail Flight (CAM-6), Detroit to Cleveland, February 15, 1926 - After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926. The first two contract routes, connecting Detroit with Cleveland and Chicago, were awarded to Ford Air Transport, Ford Motor Company's airline subsidiary. Ford planes carried more than 32,000 pounds of mail before the contract ended in July 1928.
- February 15, 1926
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Mail Delivery from the First Contract Air Mail Flight (CAM-6), Detroit to Cleveland, February 15, 1926
After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926. The first two contract routes, connecting Detroit with Cleveland and Chicago, were awarded to Ford Air Transport, Ford Motor Company's airline subsidiary. Ford planes carried more than 32,000 pounds of mail before the contract ended in July 1928.
- Stout Air Transport 2AT-5 before First Contract Air Mail Flight (CAM-6), Detroit to Cleveland, February 15, 1926 - After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926. The first two contract routes, connecting Detroit with Cleveland and Chicago, were awarded to Ford Air Transport, Ford Motor Company's airline subsidiary. Ford planes carried more than 32,000 pounds of mail before the contract ended in July 1928.
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Stout Air Transport 2AT-5 before First Contract Air Mail Flight (CAM-6), Detroit to Cleveland, February 15, 1926
After operating air mail flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department contracted with commercial air carriers in 1926. The first two contract routes, connecting Detroit with Cleveland and Chicago, were awarded to Ford Air Transport, Ford Motor Company's airline subsidiary. Ford planes carried more than 32,000 pounds of mail before the contract ended in July 1928.
- Cleveland Municipal Transit Token, 1908 - Operating and financing a streetcar business was complicated. This token from Cleveland dates from a turbulent period where a privately owned streetcar company was in the process of transferring its operations to the city, further complicated by a transit strike. For riders, the immediate effect of the merger agreement was an affordable 3-cent fare.
- 1908
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Cleveland Municipal Transit Token, 1908
Operating and financing a streetcar business was complicated. This token from Cleveland dates from a turbulent period where a privately owned streetcar company was in the process of transferring its operations to the city, further complicated by a transit strike. For riders, the immediate effect of the merger agreement was an affordable 3-cent fare.