Gallery: Mass Transit Through the Years
This gallery of Post covers features our favorite mass transit illustrations.
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Tag Archives: trains
Caution! Danger Ahead!
Between 1920 and 1929, American Railroading revenue dropped more than 40 percent. Was there any hope for railroads in 1931?
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Manhattan’s Daily Riot
Rapid transit came to define New York City—this 1945 Post article waxes poetic about the Big Apple’s crush of humanity.
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The World Comes To An End. Again.
Was there ever a planet so destruction-prone as Earth? Prophets have continually announced the imminent end of the world throughout history. But in 1881, it was the real thing.
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In Praise of Trains
You ignited great memories for me with your article “Waiting on a Train” in the May/June issue.
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Exclusive Excerpt from James McCommons’ New Book
Will passenger-rails experience a rebirth in America? James McCommons spent a year riding trains in his search for an answer. He shares his insights in a new book from publisher Chelsea Green.
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Classic Covers: Trains
We have some great articles on trains in the May/June issue of The Saturday Evening Post magazine. While you wait for your copy, we’d like to share some great train artwork from past Post covers.
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Pullman Car
September 1 marks the anniversary of the day George Pullman’s sleeper car made its first run on the rail line between Chicago and Bloomington, Illinois. The date is more than just a turning point in railroad history. The appearance of the Pullman sleeper car wrought changes affecting American business, social class, labor unions, and race ... More
