All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains which contained four sets of the five paintings. All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains In August 1999, the United States Postal Service issued a set of 33¢ postage stamps entitled All Aboard! 20th Century American Trains to ""pay tribute to American industry and design, and specifically to the heritage of our railroads."" Artist Ted Rose created five watercolor images depicting the following celebrated American named passenger trains from the 1930s and 1940s: Descriptive text regarding each of the trains was listed on the gummed side of each stamp. At the same time, the USPS offered for sale a booklet of
20th Century Limited Union Station in Chicago. Otherwise it follows a route similar to the "20th Century's", except west of Whiting, Indiana (near Chicago), where it switches to the former Pennsylvania Railroad's Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway. Eastbound train #38—"Advance 20th Century Limited", on February 7, 1930; Sampled at Chicago, Illinois. Westbound train #25—"20th Century Limited", on March 17, 1938; Sampled at New York, New York Eastbound train #26—"20th Century Limited", on September 6, 1943; departing Chicago, Illinois. Westbound train #25—"20th Century Limited", on March 30, 1965, sampled at Cleveland, Ohio The "20th Century Limited" was the setting for a Broadway musical