Each of the sheets from this note pad advertise different Union Pacific trains. The three trains advertised on these sheets all continued to operate at least until 1954. However, the Union Pacific Overland logo indicates that these pads were printed … Continue reading
The cover of this brochure resembles this … Continue reading
Here is a dinner menu to go along with yesterday’s lunch menu. The a la carte sides of the two menus are identical and include such items as lamb chops, chicken and gravy, and corned beef hash. Click image to … Continue reading
We’ve seen this menu cover before on a 1943 menu that apologized for war-time food rationing. That menu still offered four full meals but no a la carte side. Click image to download a 1.4-MB PDF of this menu. Injection: … Continue reading
Between 1950 and 1953, some Union Pacific menus featured photos of university campuses (or at least university administration buildings). I’ve seen two for Kansas and Washington, so if it had two for each state that it served, there would be … Continue reading
Union Pacific handed out this eight-page “souvenir album” to passengers on the last runs of its daily trains before Amtrak took over, April 30, 1971. A letter from UP CEO J.C. Kenefick offers a “reluctant goodbye to that small but … Continue reading
The cover of this attractive but spare menu has the same look, but with a Portland theme, as the 1942 Los Angeles Limited menu. Inside is a very different story. Dated June, 1942, the LA Limited has an extensive a … Continue reading
This score pad uses the slogan, “A triumph of train comfort,” suggesting that UP’s marketing department didn’t alway keep its slogans straight. It probably dates from the early 1950s, as the size and design is identical to the Great Northern … Continue reading
For the Portland Rose, Union Pacific adopted the rather meaningless slogan, “A triumph in train comfort” (or sometimes “A triumph of train comfort”). The former appears here on a piece of on-board stationery for the train. This stationery includes the … Continue reading
According to the Union Pacific Railroad, the Portland Rose entered service on September 12, 1930, and was the premiere train on the Portland route, though not quite the equivalent of the all-Pullman Overland Limited or Los Angeles Limited (the latter … Continue reading
