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Yesterdays-Paper — The Crusader - Clad in Shining Armor
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Published: 2017-03-08 20:52:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 1332; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 14
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Vintage advertising / souvenir postcardLinen era, circa 1950
Streamlined "shining armor" (stainless steel) passenger train operated by Jersey Central / Reading Railroad.
From www.railphotoexpress.biz; Comfort With Economy. It ran on a 90.3-mile route from Philadelphia's Reading Terminal to Jersey City's Communipaw Terminal, with a ferry connection to Lower Manhattan. Trains operated over CNJ tracks for the 30 miles from Jersey City to Bound Brook and over the Reading Railroad System for the 60 miles from Bound Brook to Philadelphia. The Reading Railroad debuted the Crusader in December of 1937 featuring a five car consist in all-stainless steel built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia.
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Vintage item from my post card and ephemera collections, free stock for yours.
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