Cincinnati History Preservation Project • 70 + Years • 7 Major Railroads • 70,000 Treasures
Before the days of private jets, athletes traveled by train. In fact, teams didn’t move west of St. Louis until the late forties when air travel was coming into vogue. Imagine what life would have been like back then as a kid… Heading out of town for summer vacation to visit relatives and running into your favorite all-star outfielder.
These placards were used by major league baseball teams to gather the players prior to hopping the freight to their next road series.
Votto on the rails to St. Louis? Happened all the time until the mid fifties! Kids could just hang out at Cincinnati Union Terminal and wait to see their teams come to play, or even just roll through town to their next home stand.
This is a great perspective of Cincinnati Union Terminal, captured from one of the passenger platforms. No one really gets to see Union Terminal from this vantage point anymore,...
Cincinnati Union Terminal boasts many great architectural features – and the clock on the façade is no exception. It’s large enough that it can be seen from I-75 today....
Funny how the tours of Tower A never talk about the little men under the control desk, running everything! (How do they feed them?) Seriously, though – the guys...
This matchbook cover from the Cincinnati Railroad Club’s collection shows Chessie, the spokescat for C&O Railroad, snuggled up in what is presumably a sleeping car. Viennese artist Guido Gruenwald did...
The Cincinnati Railroad Club has been around a loooong time. Since 1938, as a matter of fact. This picture was taken not too long after the Club was formed...
Mmmm….. Tasty. Look – the deliciousness just gets right up into your nose, it’s so good. This promotional piece highlights the dining car, which was an integral part of...
“Union Terminal…. That’s that building shaped like the old radio, right? Isn’t it just museums now, or something?” Or something – the rail yards at Cincinnati Union Terminal are...
Why can’t we all just get along? Are horses and trains really at odds? (Or even competing?) You can’t expect to give a locomotive a cube of sugar and...
Well, we don’t know about you – but 20 minutes doesn’t seem like that long to get for a meal break, does it? Even going to the microwave at...
