The UP issued Winged Streamliner menus for all of its overnight streamliners, even the City of St. Louis, which was probably the least important of them. In 1947, at least, it only went from St. Louis to Cheyenne, where it … Continue reading
Both of today’s menus were used on the domeliner City of St. Louis eight years apart. The first — which says “domeliner” on the outside but “streamliner” on the inside — is a lunch menu that featured jumbo shrimp Louis, … Continue reading
We’ve already seen a 1959 dinner menu with this same cover. Both menus were for the City of St. Louis and I suspect this cover was only used for that train. Click image to download a 2.3-MB PDF of this … Continue reading
This is one of two Missouri menus that I’ve identified so far that were exclusively used on the City of St. Louis, the other showing a photo of Kansas City Union Station. Since that train was a joint UP-Wabash operation, … Continue reading
Here we have a dinner menu that has both a la carte and table d’hôte sides. But it was used on the City of St. Louis, a train that had a diner but no cafe car. According to Mahendra Kumar … Continue reading
This menu featuring the Colorado State Capitol with its distinctive golden dome was, appropriately enough, used on the City of Denver. Issued in January, 1957, the table d’hôte side features salmon ($2.50), lamb chops ($3.25), meat pie ($2.35), pork loin … Continue reading
This menu was issued February 10, 1955, for the City of St. Louis, but someone has pencilled “3-28-1955” on it, suggesting that it was actually used on that date. The menu has four main entrées: chef’s salad, filet of sole, … Continue reading
When the City of St. Louis was a mere streamliner, it had its own on-board stationery. By the mid-1960s, however, after the Norfolk & Western had taken over the Wabash, the Union Pacific printed just one set of stationery for … Continue reading
Union Pacific menu covers often displayed spectacular photos of parks and other scenic areas that could be reached by taking a Union Pacific train. But this City of St. Louis menu has a prosaic photo of the train station for … Continue reading
On June 2, 1946, the Union Pacific and Wabash railroads began operating the City of St. Louis from St. Louis to Cheyenne. The train went over Wabash rails from St. Louis to Kansas City and UP rails from Kansas City … Continue reading
