15 x 27 in. poster printed in blue, red, and black, promoting travel via the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway, which had an extensive network throughout the American Midwest. Small vignettes produced by A.T. Sears depicting passenger stations, union depots, and a Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway dining car are featured at each corner of the poster.

Established in 1847, the company acquired additional railway lines over the following years, changing names several times until 1880, when it officially became the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway.