DESIGNER UNKNOWN STORMY OR STARRY THE NIGHT . . . / ALL WEATHER FLEET GOES THROUGH! Circa 1942. 40 1/2x25 inches, 103x63 cm. Condition B: repaired tear from bottom edge through central text; repaired tears, creases, abrasions and staining at edges and along sharp vertical and horizontal folds; small replaced losses in image; tape at left edge; archival tape on verso; brown paper affixed to verso. Paper. The S1 operated between 1939 and 1945. Her enormous size restricted her to primarily working the Ohio to Chicago route. By mid-1940, the name "Fleet of Modernism" was replaced by "All-Weather Fleet," a term which appeared in most of the railroad's advertising. This image also appeared in magazine advertisements for the railroad.
