Unlike the timetables presented in the last few days, which were labeled “ticket agent edition,” this timetable is labeled “passenger edition.” We’ve already seen the Spring-Summer 1961 edition of this timetable; this one came out immediately after that. In summary … Continue reading
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Of the more than 100 Class I railroads that existed in 1960, only seven survive today. The definition of the minimum revenues necessary to be considered class I has changed, but even after adjusting for inflation only ten would exist … Continue reading
This menu isn’t clearly dated, but the code “7-1-8” makes me suspect it is from 1958 as the prices aren’t high enough for 1968. Nor does the menu state what meal it was for, but the lack of a true … Continue reading
Santa Fe made few changes between yesterday’s 1958 timetable and this one. Train times changed for some minor trains, and a few mixed trains disappeared, but schedules the main trains remained about the same. Each check content buy generic sildenafil … Continue reading
This and another Santa Fe timetable shown here are labeled, “Ticket Agent Edition.” They include all the usual things in a full timetable: a station index, fares, equipment lists, centerfold map, connecting trains, and of course schedules. These plus a … Continue reading
We’ve seen this painting before on a 1950 menu and a 1964 menu, not to mention the 1912 Titan of Chasms booklet and the 1950 Grand Canyon booklet presented here two days ago. Those other publications cropped the painting differently, … Continue reading
Leland Knickerbocker’s warbonnet paint scheme helped make the Santa Fe a favorite among model railroaders. In 1953, with the help of Model Railroader magazine, the railway published this large (nearly 11″x14″), 48-page booklet stuffed with 1/4″-to-the-foot plans (U.S. O scale) … Continue reading
Fifty years after putting William Robinson Leigh’s painting of the Grand Canyon on the cover of Titan of Chasms, the Santa Fe used it again (in a slightly different cropping) on the cover of this 28-page booklet. While Titan of … Continue reading
The painting on the cover of this menu is by Frederic Kimball Mizen, a Chicago artist whose work we’ve seen in Santa Fe advertising before, including on the cover of yesterday’s booklet. As this painting suggests, Mizen spent some time … Continue reading
The cover of this 48-page booklet is a detail from a painting by Frederic Kimball Mizen. We’ve seen this painting before, though differently cropped, in a 1953 El Capitan booklet. Mizen, a Chicago artist, also did a Travel by Train … Continue reading