In the last 100 years, an incalculable number of manufacturers, suppliers, and consultants have impacted the industry. Here, we pay tribute to the transportation vendor community by offering a sample of vintage advertisements and snapshots of important milestones.
A Commercial History of Bus & Rail Transport (part 2 of 6)
An ad from the mid 20th century from Alcoa Aluminum Co.
An ad from the mid 20th century from ACF-Brill Motors Co.
A 1948 ad from Bendix-Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
An ad from Ford Motor Co. announcing the appointment of Metropolitan Motor Coaches, Inc. as exclusive national distributors for Ford Motor Coaches.
An ad from Honeywell Transportation Controls for Moduflow that provides accurate control of heating, venting and air conditioning.
An ad from the mid 20th century from Samuel Moore & Co.
An ad from Loomis Advertising Co.
An ad from Kenworth Buses describing insulation and ventilation improvements.
An ad from St Louis Car Co. offering over 75 years of transit experience.
An ad from Standard Oil describing their gasoline and lubrication services.
An ad from General Electric describing Co-ordinated Metropolitan Transportation including high speed rail rapid transit, park -'n-ride lots, feeder buses and expressways.
An 1946 ad from the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co. spotlighting their quality construction.
An ad from Westinghouse Inc. describing the benefits of Electrocam Control.
An ad from Quaker State describing their product as double-duty oil.
An ad from Armstrong Co. for Acolon which is a durable transportation floor.
An ad from Midland Steel Products for an air compressor with patented enhancements.
An ad from Ram-Cote Products to provide a new flexible finish for leather or plastic.
An ad from IBM for a data processing system that cuts scheduling time in half.