Railroad travel posters keep going full steam ahead
Philip Zec’s railroad travel poster ‘By Night Train to Scotland’ attained $25,456 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2020. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers and Onslows Auctioneers
NEW YORK — Evoking glamour, power and a sense of adventure, posters touting trains and railways are one of the most notable subsets of collectible vintage travel posters. The streamlined shape of a train speeding through the night to its destination conjures up images of an impeccably stylish, gone-too-soon past as well as man’s mastery of machines and technology. While most railway travel posters depict a train, some poster designer instead choose to focus on alluring scenery or a legendary place.
