Railroads Ahead Of The Game WWI USAOriginal antique World War One propaganda poster Put the Railroads Ahead of the Game featuring dynamic artwork by Ernest Hamlin Baker (1889 1975) of a soldier in shades of red crouching forward with a bayonet rifle gun over a steam train running at speed below, the bold white text in the blue and red border reading: Put the railroads ahead of the game Victory in the war is dependant upon efficient transportation. That's why railroad men must stay on