The broadside poster was once the staple of railroad special trip advertising. Here we find one from the Rochester Chapter's archives advertising a May-Day trip from Rochester, NY to New York City for "Only $7.00 Round Trip!" It helps that this poster is for May 2, 1899, and to get this price, you need to return before May 7, 1899. Departures were 6AM or 5PM from Rochester, and you needed to see the Passenger Agent if you wanted to make Pullman accommodations. Jump ahead 111 years, the cost as of 2/21/2010 for a coach round-trip ticket on Amtrak... $110.00.Sunday, February 21, 2010
Take a trip on the Erie from Rochester to NYC on May 2, 1899
The broadside poster was once the staple of railroad special trip advertising. Here we find one from the Rochester Chapter's archives advertising a May-Day trip from Rochester, NY to New York City for "Only $7.00 Round Trip!" It helps that this poster is for May 2, 1899, and to get this price, you need to return before May 7, 1899. Departures were 6AM or 5PM from Rochester, and you needed to see the Passenger Agent if you wanted to make Pullman accommodations. Jump ahead 111 years, the cost as of 2/21/2010 for a coach round-trip ticket on Amtrak... $110.00.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment