The 'image page' is where we put a changing variety of New Haven Railroad photographs and advertising material for you to enjoy. Be sure to check back here often because we plan to refresh these images on a regular basis.
September 1st, 2003
Despite its relatively small size, the New Haven was one of the most heavily passenger oriented railroads in the country. In fact, during the modern era, only the commuter heavy Long Island Railroad derived a greater proportion of revenue from passenger service. Over the years the New Haven published a huge variety of advertising folders to promote passenger travel. What follows are a small selection of typical New Haven Railroad travel folders. All items from the collection of Marc Frattasio.
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Massachusetts' Cape Cod area was, and still is, a popular summer vacation destination. The New Haven Railroad operated special passenger trains to Cape Cod points during the summer months, such as the famous Cape Codder and Neptune. Through steamship connections at Woods Hole, New Bedford, and other locations, train passengers could go to the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. This New York and Cape Cod travel folder dates from June 6th 1943. |
| This attractive travel folder from 1950 promoted New Haven Railroad passenger train service to the 540 acre Ted Hilton vacation resort compound at Moodus, Connecticut. By making their vacation arrangements with the railroad, passengers got a discount on the regular Ted Hilton accomodation rates. |  |
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During the postwar era the majority of the New Haven's passenger traffic involved business travel, which occurred mainly between Monday and Friday. In an effort to increase revenue and make use of passenger equipment that would normally be idled over the weekends, the New Haven offered discounted weekend excursion fares. This travel folder from early 1953 presents discounted weekend excursion fares to and from New York from a variety of points on the New Haven Railroad. |
| This unusual folder, from April 1954, presents a week-long combination rail-steamship trip along the Saint Laurence Seaway. New Haven Railroad passengers departed New York's Grand Central Terminal by train and connected with the steamship in Montreal, Canada. |  |
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