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The station master was the person in charge of the railway station. This quaint station master's office contains an old fashioned typewriter and an vintage fan with blades on a wooden desk with cubbyholes.

Bluefield VA steam engine

Who likes antiques? From weathervanes to antique model trains, this shop seems to have it all. I discovered this antique shop in Quebec during a road trip. I was traveling through several small farming communities along the south shore of the St Lawrence River when I found this. It was full of antique metal art and porcelain sale signs. This included old petrol signs popular with collectors of garage art. Of course, I couldn't pass this scene up to make a collection of photos. What's your favourite sign from yesteryear in this collection? Would this look good as wall art for your office or home décor? Support my art. Add this to your favourites and share with your friends. Thanks for visiting my gallery. Image Copyright Rober...

Like shopping for antiques? From weathervanes to antique model trains, this shop seems to have it all. I discovered this antique shop in Quebec during a road trip. I was traveling through several small farming communities along the south shore of the St Lawrence River when I found this. It was full of antique metal art and porcelain sale signs. This included old petrol signs popular with collectors of garage art. Of course, I couldn't pass this scene up to make a collection of photos. What's your favourite sign from yesteryear in this collection? This is edited for a nostalgic look. Would this look good as wall art for your office or home décor? Support my art. Add this to your favourites and share with your friends. Thanks fo...

Who likes antique hunting? From weathervanes to antique model trains, this shop seems to have it all. I discovered this in Quebec during a road trip. I was traveling through several small farming communities along the south shore of the St Lawrence River when I found this. It was full of antique metal art and porcelain sale signs. This included old petrol signs popular with collectors of garage art. Of course, I couldn't pass this scene up to make a collection of photos. What's your favourite sign from yesteryear in this collection? Would this look good as wall art for your office or home décor? Add this to your favourites and share with your friends. Thanks for visiting my art gallery. Copyright Robert Alsop

Like antiques? From weathervanes to antique model trains, this shop seems to have it all. I discovered this antique shop in Quebec during a road trip. I was traveling through several small farming communities along the south shore of the St Lawrence River when I found this. It was full of antique metal art and porcelain sale signs. This included old petrol signs popular with collectors of garage art. Of course, I couldn't pass this scene up to make a collection of photos. What's your favourite sign from yesteryear in this collection? Would this look good as wall art for your office or home décor? Support my art. Add this to your favourites and share with your friends. Thanks for visiting my gallery.

Like antiques? From weathervanes to antique model trains, this shop has it all. I discovered this antique shop in Quebec during a road trip. I was traveling through several small farming communities along the south shore of the St Lawrence River when I found this. It was full of antique metal art and old petrol signs popular with collectors of garage art. Of course, I couldn't pass this scene up to make a collection of photos. What's your favourite sign from yesteryear in this collection? Would this look good as wall art for your office or home décor? Support my art. Add this to your favourites and share with your friends. Thanks for visiting my gallery. Copyright Robert Alsop images.

An engineer sitting at the controls of a Michigan Central Railroad train. 1904.

The Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway which carried tourists to the peak. Colorado, 1900.

We took our grandson to the Polar Express in Durango, Colorado and had a great time.

We took our grandson to the Polar Express in Durango, Colorado and had a great time.

historical museum

Lionel Trains Graphic Advertising Vintage Retro

Black and White of the Stone Mountain Railroad Engine.

The Burlington Railroad's Zephyr Pioneer streamline train at a rail crossing. La Crosse, Wisconsin. 1939.

This is my watercolor with pen/ink painting of a railroad station depot.

Old Railroad Crossing Sign Against Blue Sky

A tramp catches a ride on a freight train during the Great Depression. 1935.

The Stone Mountain Railroad.

Mystery Train - Black and White

Vintage illustration travel and transportation futuristic science fiction image featuring people traveling by dirigibles, blimps, hot air balloons, an inverted train and an antique convertible automobile in a Victorian steam punk retro urban city metropolis scene.

Mystery Train

Mystery Train - Graphic 1

A view of the Brooklyn Bridge terminus. Street Cars and pedestrians can be seen crossing the bridge. 1903.

This is my watercolor painting of a historic railroad station depot.

The caboose carried a brakeman and a flagman. In the days before automatic air brakes, the engineer signaled the caboose with his whistle when he wanted to slow down or stop. The brakeman would then climb out and make his way forward, twisting the brake wheels atop the cars with a stout club. Another brakeman riding the engine would work his way toward the rear. Once the train was stopped, the flagman would descend from the caboose and walk back to a safe distance with lanterns, flags, and other warning devices to stop any approaching trains. In the 1880’s, the automatic air brake system, invented by George Westinghouse, eliminated the need for brakemen to manually set brakes. As I climbed aboard the old red caboose the brake wheel ca...

A Railway Post Office car was a mobile post office that traveled the tracks coupled into a passenger train. The personnel on board could pick up mail on the fly using special apparatus at towns where the train did not stop for passengers. They then sorted the mail and delivered it on the fly at station they passed through while moving. A very efficient operation for its day. They predated the ZIP Code by many decades and would not have a ZIP Code today, if they were still in service. They never stopped moving and processing the mail as they went. In 1838 all US railroads were designated as “post roads,” encouraging wider access for mail onto America’s burgeoning railroad lines. The Highway Post Offices that were created to replace som...