Rock Island Railroad "Rockets" 11x17 FRAMED poster

Description

This reproduced 1940's advertisement features the Rock Island Rockets which were either 3 or 4 passenger car sets produced by the Budd company for the regional routes in Illinois, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Rock Island Railroad connected Chicago and the corn belt states with Denver and Texas and had an extensive midwest trackage. By 1856 Rock Island reached the Mississippi River connecting Chicago during an era of growth for many railroads. Following the Civil War, it grew further to connect the ag markets of Omaha to the South to Texas becoming a national rail line. The Rock Island offered extensive passenger services in competition with the Burlington Route and Santa Fe. In the post-war era, an elongated and failed merger with the wealthier Union Pacific (UP) was never approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission and this finally led to its bankruptcy. In 1980, it was unceremoniously liquidated of its assets, and much of the trackage ending up with the UP. While many railroads merged in the post-war era, few disappeared as sadly and unfashionably as did "The Rock".
This print is restored from the original and printed on matte cardstock photo paper which is acid-free and with Canon inks that are guaranteed for 100 years without fading.
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