Railroad Promotion and Public Safety Education, 1970s to 1990s
United States and United Kingdom: 1970s-1990s. A group of eleven (11) items published between the 1970s and the 1990s, offering public safety tips at railway crossings and promoting rail travel to American families. Published by groups including Amtrak, a rail company, and Operation Lifesaver, a public education program. Includes informative booklets/pamphlets for adults, and activity books for children to make learning about railway safety engaging and fun. A nice array of items showing how companies approached public safety in public transportation. The items include:
"Cliff Merritt's Scrapbook of Man on the Move". N.pl.: United Transportation Union, 1970s. Single vol. (8.5" by 5.5"), pp. [64], illus., in original illus. wrps. Public education booklet with comic book-style illustrations, promoting the U.T.U., with a detailed history of transportation.
"The Men Who Move the Nation by Cliff Merritt". N.pl.: United Transportation Union, 1970s. Single vol. (11" by 8.5"), 40 pp., illus., in original illus. wrps. A coloring and activity book for children promoting rail safety and how trains work.
"A Freight Train Comes to My House". Washington, D.C.: Association of American Railroads, 1970s. Folding activity leaflet for children, with a poem and coloring games, promoting travel by rail and safety at railroad crossings.
"Rail Safety: Student Safety Guide". N.pl.: Operation Lifesaver, 1970s. Illus. folding leaflet measuring approx. 7" by 3.75" folded. Rail safety tips for students, with a large illustration of a town, asking students to circle safety hazards (e.g. a car on the track while a train approaches).
"Safety at the Crossing: Driver Education". Washington, D.C.: Association of American Railroads, 1970s. Single vol. (8.5" by 5.25"), pp. [12], illus., in original illus. self wrps. Public service booklet informing motorists of the importance of safety at rail crossings.
"Fun n Games". N.pl.: National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 1972. Single vol. (8.5" by 11"), pp. 32, illus., in original illus. wrps. A coloring and activity book for children, issued to families with small children traveling on Amtrak.
"Safety With Trains". Washington, D.C.: Association of American Railroads, 1980s. Illus. leaflet measuring approx. 8.25" by 5.5" folded. Rail safety tips for children that unfolds to be a 16.5" by 11" safety tips poster.
"Can You Make The Grade?" Alexandria, Virginia: Operation Lifesaver, 1990s. Folding leaflet measuring approx. 8.5" by 3.75", illus. Quiz with answers focused on public rail safety.
"Key Safety Tips at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings". Alexandria, Virginia: Operation Lifesaver, 1990s. Folding leaflet with photo illus., measuring approx. 8.5" by 4.75" folded. Offers motorists safety tips for when approaching railway crossings.
"The Railway Code". United Kingdom: British Railways Board, 1990s. Single vol. (8.25" by 5.75"), pp. [16], illus., in original illus. wrps with image of two bicyclists stopped at a railway crossing. Instructs the British public about railway safety.
"Highway-Rail Crossing Safety-- Your Life Depends on It". N.pl.: Operation Lifesaver, 1996. Single vol. (8" by 5.5", pp. 16, illus., in original illus. wrps. Public safety tips for railway crossings. Very good. Minor flaws including toning, sunning, the occasional spot or nick.
Price: $425.00
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