Welcome to Vintage Railroad Postcards!

Thank you for stopping by! This is the blog for the Russell P. Panecki Collection of vintage railroad-related postcards. The entire collection consists of nearly one thousand so far with images dating from circa 1904 to the 1950s. To leave a comment, ask a question, to contribute or correct historical information, a comment box is located to the left for your convenience.

Each page, including this homepage, has an index located in the lower portion of the page. In addition to the index, posts were updated with historical information, new postcards added from storage files, while some posts were completely rewritten or edited for corrections. Three articles have been added and are worth reading. They include how vintage postcards were made, the history of Pennsylvania Station, and the history of Grand Central Terminal.

My apologies, but the postcards in my collection and on this blog are not available for sale, copying, or for contribution to projects. Please keep in mind that I reserve all rights to the images and content of this blog.

About Me

I began collecting railroad postcards in the late 1990s in order to help preserve this unique historical visual format. Railroads, interurbans, trolleys, mining, logging, and industrial railroads constructed this country. The railroad industry was a form of technology and communication all its own supported by a vast network of other industries. Here you will get a sense of what it was like to wait for a train at a Victorian station, eat in a luxurious dining car, or work around a railroad yard. Much has changed in the past 120 years, but this visual record brings us back to a time when the most important words heard when traveling were 'All Aboard!'


 
Russ Panecki
Massillon, Ohio