14 x 22 in. poster mounted on cardstock, promoting the Great Central Route on the Michigan Central Railroad, including 5 express trains leaving Detroit daily for Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Fort Garry, St. Louis, Quincy, Kansas City, Omaha, California, "And all Points West, North-West and South-West!" The poster advertises "Pullman Palace Day and Sleeping Cars" on all through-trains between Detroit and Chicago, and Detroit and Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Pentwater.

The Great Central Route connected the Michigan Central Railroad and the Great Western Railway in the north-central and northeastern United States. It was touted as the most direct, reliable, and attractive route between the eastern and western states