This eight-panel booklet advertises 1959 six-day, seven-night tours to Hudson Bay, with stops at Dauphin, Flin Flon, Cranberry Portage, The Pas, and most importantly Churchill, Manitoba. Today, Churchill is known for its polar bears, but in 1959 they probably didn’t … Continue reading
As of 1952, when this booklet was issued, Canadian National had not yet graduated to four-color photos, which is odd both because rival Canadian Pacific used them as early as 1936 and because most of the pages in this booklet … Continue reading
This booklet seems to have been issued solely to extoll the virtues of socialized railroading. While the Canadian Pacific had received capital subsidies, it was operationally profitable. After it was built, the Canadian government continued to subsidize new rail construction, … Continue reading
Here’s another dinette menu that offers a similar range of items at similar prices to one presented here a few days ago. The a la carte sides are identical while the “special combination” side has two of the same entrées … Continue reading
This menu has no date code, and it offers more items than shown on yesterday’s breakfast menu, but those items that are in common have the same prices. It also has the same Tilden ad on the back, suggesting it … Continue reading
This menu offers a variety of a la carte breakfasts on the left side and beverages on the right. The a la carte menu isn’t identical to the breakfast menu shown here a few days ago, but those items that … Continue reading
Here’s a dinette menu that is much more extensive than the one shown a few days ago. It offers six “special combination” entrées that come with potatoes, vegetable, and bread but not dessert or beverage. The a la carte side … Continue reading
I acquired this undated menu with several others that were dated from the late 1950s. However, this one might be more recent as it is printed on both sides, one side in English and one in French. Canada’s Parliament passed … Continue reading
While the dinette cars that would use yesterday’s menu were found on only a few trains, CN’s 1956 timetable lists several that had buffet cars, including the Montreal-Halifax Ocean and trains from Montreal to Washington, Montreal to Toronto, Toronto to … Continue reading
Some of Canadian National’s cafe car’s must have been pretty austere if this menu, which served for both lunch and dinner, is any indication. The two main entrées are “Chopped High Grade Beef on Heated Bun” (couldn’t they just say … Continue reading
