BALTIMORE & OHIO Railroad "CAPITOL LIMITED" Name-Train Signal Signs Herald

Description

BALTIMORE & OHIO Railroad
"CAPITOL LIMITED" Name-Train Signal Signs Herald
This herald represents the lighted drum-head on the back of the Observation passenger car on the B&O's famous passenger era of the name-trains (1920's-1950's); the
"CAPITOL LIMITED"
As depicted in the photo's left corner on the packaging is the company name, Hobby Craft Specialties,  that procured the original creation of these heralds referred to as their "Name Train" Series more than 25 years ago.  A very few well-stored heralds were recently found by
the founder of Carolina Hobby Craft, Inc. with Hobby Craft Specialties as a brand name supplier
to the model railroad industry.  The intent was to relive the days when passenger trains were
the primary mode of passenger travel in the United States as well as many other countries.
Now is your chance to grab a bit of a nostalgic era long gone, including the production of
these colorful and intricate "Name Train" wall plaques!
BACKGROUND HISTORY:
The Baltimore & Ohio’s premier New York-Chicago passenger train, the
Capitol Limited
, was born as much out of necessity as anything else.
Ever the underdog in the New York-Chicago market, the B&O knew it needed to keep pace against
its two stronger competitors and introduce a passenger train that would strongly rival both the
20th Century Limited
and
Broadway Limited
.
While the PRR and NYC had inaugurated their passenger name-trains in 1902 (the Pennsy's train, however, was not called the
Broadway Limited
until 1912) the B&O did not enter the market until 1923 when that year on May 12 it introduced the
Capitol Limited
(sometimes affectionately referred to as
The
Cap
).