ATLANTIC CITY ART BLUE COMET 1941

Description

This is a fine art studio reproduction of a pen and ink drawing of the Blue Comet Train by Paul Lovett, a Margate, NJ artist. The digitizing of the artwork was done by Silicon Graphics in Philadelphia one of the most prestigious fine art studios in the eastern USA. This finely detailed drawing depicts the Blue Comet's last run to Atlantic City in September,1941. It is printed on acid free paper. The 11x17 drawing fits in a 16x20 standard size double mat with a gold inner core. The image file has been watermarked for copyright protection..The Blue Comet was New Jersey Central’s luxury coach train. It provided service from 1929 to 1941 between New York and Atlantic City. Advertised as “The Seashore’s Finest Train,” it was designed to compete with the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Atlantic City service. For resident of the more isolated sections of the Pine Barrens, who did not have radios or electricity, the Blue Comet provided local residents with a goodwill gesture. The Blue Comet crew would drop off newspapers for the residents, allowing them to keep up with the latest news. Showing their appreciation, the resident would bring baskets of freshly picked berries for the crew.Aside from serving passengers, the train also served the more isolated sections of the Pine Barrens. The Blue Comet crew would drop off newspapers for the residents, allowing them to keep up with the latest news. Showing their appreciation, the resident would bring baskets of freshly picked berries. Eventually competition from Pennsylvania’s the emerging automobile culture doomed the Blue Comet. Its last run was on September 27, 1941.