Train - Respect the train 1905 Business Card

Colorized photo from 1905 Original Title: NY Central RR coming thru Location:225 E Washington St, Syracuse, NY The NY Empire state express is right on time. Can you imagine what this must have been like? Crossing the street, you hear a bell, you hear a horn, you feel the ground tremble, you see people frantically waving their hands about. You feel honored, very welcomed in this new town, people are so friendly, shouting out at you. Then a train runs you over. In this small town of Syracuse, NY, it was common to have a large passenger train fly through the middle of town. Without too much warning, a guy with a flag stops traffic on one side, no barricades, and oddly no problems. People there seem pretty much used to it. I guess in those days, you got used to the smell of smoke and steam drifting into your hotel window. And all the glasses rattling in the bar.