The 'image page' is where we put a changing variety of New Haven Railroad artifacts for you to enjoy. Be sure to check back here often because we plan to refresh these images on a regular basis.
August 1st, 2008
The New Haven Railroad had self-service luggage carriers at certain stations for use by passengers transporting hand luggage to and from the trains while on the station grounds. These luggage carriers are known to have been used at Boston's South Station and in New Haven, CT but were also probably used at other large stations as well. The New Haven's luggage carriers were made from lightweight steel by the George P. Clark Company of Windsor Locks, CT. In 1955 the luggage carriers were given a cosmetic makeover via the McGinnis administration's red-orange, white, and black color scheme and NH logo courtesy of Herbert Matter. The new image luggage carriers were considered noteworthy enough to have been featured in the January-February 1956 issue of Industrial Design Magazine. This example is from the collection of Marc Frattasio.
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This New Haven Railroad luggage carrier was given a McGinnis-era color scheme and graphics by none other than Herbert Matter. In fact, Matter produced a special full-color design sketch just for this item. This particular luggage carrier, which may be the last of its kind, was "liberated" from Boston's South Station around the time of the Penn Central takeover. It managed to survive in pretty good shape only due to its previous owner, a retired New Haven Railroad engineer, using it over the years to carry trash barrels to and from a garden shed to curbside at his summer home! |
July 2008: You're Taking the Sure Way to Get There Folder
June 2008: New Dollar-Saving Family Travel Plan Folder
May 2008: Parlor Car Fares Reduced Mail-Out
April 2008: 30 Hours to Summer Folder
March 2008: 1935 New York Excursions Folder
February 2008: Berkshire Line Folder
January 2008: Passenger Car Monogram Plates
December 2007: Dining Car Service Stand-Up Advertisements
November 2007: Passenger Traffic Training Course Textbook
October 2007: Porcelain Enamel Signage
September 2007: Joint Agency Freight Office Sign
August 2007: Script Herald Stencil
June 2007: Men of Maintenance Booklet
April 2007: Where's Harry? Boat Race Train Folder
February 2007: Planned Progress Management Seminar Speech Transcript Book
January 2007: New Haven Railroad Lipstick Tissue
December 2006: Happy Holidays from the NHRHTA!
November 2006: New Haven Railroad Razor Blades!
October 2006: 10th Anniversary Broadway Show Train
September 2006: New Haven Industry on Parade
August 2006: Train Yourself to Relex
July 2006: Passenger Station Watering Can
June 2006: Providence Union Station Gate Signs
April 2006: The Strawberry Special
March 2006: The Electric Locomotive Parade
February 2006: New Haven Union Station Gate Signs
December 2005: Happy Holidays from the NHRHTA!
September 2005: Birthday Cards from George Alpert
August 2005: Honorary Engineer Cards
July 2005: New Equipment Brochures #6
June 2005: New Equipment Brochures #5
May 2005: New Equipment Brochures #4
April 2005: New Equipment Brochures #3
March 2005: New Equipment Brochures #2
February 2005: New Equipment Brochures #1
January 2005: Happy Birthday to the NH Logo!
December 2004: Railroad Telephone Directories
November 2004: Dining Car Department Manuals
October 2004: New Haven Railroad Gate Signs
September 2004: Freight Station Signs
August 2004: Early Menu Covers
July 2004: Menu Covers of the 1930s Era
June 2004: Menu Covers of the 1940s Era
May 2004: The "Photomatic" Photo Machines
April 2004: Menu Covers of the 1960s Era
March 2004: Menu Covers of the 1950s Era
February 2004: Fun On The Train
January 2004: Travel Folders #7
December 2003: Travel Folders #6
November 2003: Travel Folders #5
October 2003: Travel Folders #4
September 2003: Travel Folders #3
August 2003: Travel Folders #2
May 2003: Small Rectangular Travel Folders
March 2003: Children's Dining Car Menus
February 2003: Sleeping Car Service
January 2003: Odds and Ends #6
December 2002: Old Saybrook China
November 2002: Platinum Blue China
September 2002: Diesel Builder's Plates
April 2002: New Haven R.R. Travel Bags
March 2002: Cost Saving Fare Promotions
February 2002: Odds and Ends #1
December 2001: New Haven R.R. Locks
November 2001: The Streamlined Coaches
September 2001: Seashore Tours
August 2001: John Held, Jr. and the New Haven R.R.
June 2001: The Rail-Auto Travel Plan
May 2001: Advertising Stickers
April 2001: Dietz Hand Lanterns
February 2001: Right of Way Signs
December 2000: TDI Commuter Schedules
November 2000: To Florida on the New Haven Railroad!
September 2000: Train Service Cancellation Posters
August 2000: The New Haven Railroad Rail Charge Card
June 2000: The Boat Race Trains
May 2000: Timetable Change Posters
April 2000: New Haven Railroad Station Signs
March 2000: The Key to New England
February 2000: Route 128 Station
January 2000: New Haven Railroad Cigarette Lighters
December 1999: The Dan'l Webster
November 1999: Postwar Travel Posters
October 1999: Modern Dining Car China
September 1999: New Haven Railroad Dining Car Service Pins
August 1999: New Haven Railroad Lapel Pins
July 1999: The 1939 New York World's Fair -- 60th Anniversary
February 1999: Special Trains of the 1950s and 1960s
January 1999: Ticket Envelopes
December 1998: Holiday Advertising Material
November 1998: New York City Travel Advertising Material
October 1998: Boston Travel Advertising Material
September 1998: The Hurricane of 1938 -- 60th Anniversary
July 1998: The New Haven Goes Back to Cape Cod
June 1998: The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair
May 1998: Official Gifts of the McGinnis Era
March 1998: Pre-War Advertising Brochures
February 1998: New Haven Railroad Freight Service Advertising from the 1950s and 1960s
December 1997: Hotel Montclair Advertisement ca. 1939
