GM Diesel Ad and Poster Collection: General Motors Diesel was a railway diesel locomotive manufacturer located in London, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1949 as the Canadian subsidiary of the Electro-Motive Diesel division of General Motors (EMD). In 1969 it was re-organized as the “Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada, Ltd.” (Wikipedia)
GM Diesel Ad and Poster Collection:
1940’s Ads and Posters:
1941 The First Fifty Million Miles Were The Hardest. General Motors Locomotives
1943 GM Diesel Power. More Power For Tanks Today – Cheaper Power For America Tomorrow!
1944 Pathfinders Of The Diesel Era. GM Diesel Power Locomotives
1945 Pattern For Finer Transportation. GM Diesel Power
1945 GM Diesel Power. Saving Both Space And Weight
1946 ‘We ran ’em days on end at Leyte’ Ask the GI – he knows. GM Diesel Power
1947 ‘There’s something really good about this morning! Electro-Motive Division. GM Diesel Power
1949 GM Locomotives. Electro-Motive Division of General Motors
1950’s Ads and Posters:
1950 Western Pacific. See more on the vista dome California Zephyr. General Motors Diesel Locomotives
1950 Seaboard Railroad. Route of the Silver Fleet. Powered By General Motors Diesel Locomotives
1950 Texas Pacific. Route of the Eagles. Powered By General Motors Diesel Locomotives
1951 Louisville & Nashville – The Old Reliable. Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow Powered By General Motors Diesel Locomotives
1952 Santa Fe – the Chief way Using General Motors Diesel Locomotives
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