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New Equipment Brochures #1

The New Haven typically produced some kind of brochure for distribution to the public when new equipment arrived on the property, especially new passenger equipment. Here are a few representative examples of publicity brochures for new equipment dating from the early to mid 1930s. All items (with one exception) from the collection of Marc Frattasio.

The "Modern Giants" brochure was published about 1929 to promote the relatively new R-3 "Mountain" type steam freight locomotives and EP-2 passenger electrics. The R-3s were built by the American Locomotive Company during the mid to late 1920s. The EP-2s were built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in four separate batches starting in 1919 and ending in 1928.

In 1930 the New Haven distributed a bona-fide bound hardcover book, not a booklet or brochure as was usually the case, to present the new "Yankee Clipper" first-class passenger train to the public. This book contains numerous photographs of each car employed on both "sides" of the train (Boston-New York and New York-Boston) as it was in its original pre-coach format.

This large-format brochure was distributed in 1930 to promote a group of air conditioned heavyweight coaches that were built for the New Haven by Osgood Bradley. An unusual feature of this profusely-illustrated item is the translucent end papers which were heavily embossed with an art-deco spider web design.

This "Comet" brochure, distributed during 1935, is a classic and highly sought after item. It unfolds, accordion-like, to reveal a full-color profile exterior view of the entire train on one side while the other side features a complete interior view!

Here's the cover of a brochure produced during 1936 to promote the New Haven's unique "Besler Train", a steam-powered streamliner built by the Budd company using two cosmetically remodeled heavyweight passenger cars. I do not have this particular brochure in my collection but would love to obtain an example!

During the mid to late 1930s the New Haven obtained 100 lightweight coaches from Pullman-Standard's Osgood Bradley works. This brochure, which opened up to reveal interior and exterior profiles, was distributed to promote these cars.

Here's a different brochure that was distributed during the mid 1930s to promote the New Haven's then-new Osgood Bradley lightweight coaches. These are the cars that were modeled in "S" and "HO" by the American Flyer toy train company during the 1940s and 1950s. The same artwork employed in the center-fold of this brochure was also reproduced in a number of system timetables published during the latter half of the 1930s.

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