In 1953, Canadian Pacific was still using the same basic menu featuring the Spiral Tunnels that it had used nearly 30 years before. However, the menu had been updated in several ways. Most importantly, the cover seems to be an … Continue reading
The Mountaineer was, in some senses, a secondary train to the Dominion, so it is not surprising that this 1951 dinner menu is a slight cut below yesterday’s lunch menu for the latter train. For one thing, it has fewer … Continue reading
This 1951 menu for Canadian Pacific’s premiere train, the Dominion, offered numerous entrées: ham & spinach; lamb stew; mushroom omelet; grilled or fried fish; chicken or salmon salad; and more. Most of these were available on both the table d’hôte … Continue reading
This booklet describes scenery accessible on Canadian Pacific’s routes west of Winnipeg. It seems to be a mate to an Eastern Canada booklet shown here previously. The Eastern Canada booklet was marked “5110” on the back cover, which I interpreted … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a booklet for the Chateau Frontenac, to which Canadian Pacific always added the phrase “in old Quebec.” The back of this menu notes that the hotel “dominates the skyline of Quebec,” which is still true. Click image … Continue reading
“Known, since its discovery in 1857, as Castle Mountain, this magnificent landmark has been re-named “Mount Eisenhower” as Canada’s enduring tribute to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Not so enduring after all, as Canada changed the name back … Continue reading
This 1946 lunch menu featuring the Banff Springs Hotel was used for pool train service between Toronto and Montreal or Ottawa. The cover photo shows two models who are woodenly staring at something that is not the hotel. Apparently, the … Continue reading
The decline in passenger business due to the Depression led Canadian Pacific and Canadian National — with the approval of the Canadian parliament — to begin pooling train service between Toronto and Montreal as well as Toronto and Ottawa in … Continue reading
This menu is undated, but the cover photo shows a heavyweight passenger train powered by steam, which means it is from before 1955, when the Canadian was introduced. That’s not much help by itself. Click image to download a 1.3-MB … Continue reading
Although this menu, like yesterday’s, is from 1938, it is dated 12-38, so must have been used on a different trip than yesterday’s, which was from July. This menu is marked for the Dominion and offers a full range of … Continue reading
