We’ve previously seen a 1968 version of this brochure. Here are two earlier versions. Click image to download a 2.9-MB PDF of this brochure. Above is the Spring, 1963 edition while below is the Spring, 1966 version of the brochure. … Continue reading
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We’ve previously seen a 1957 version of this brochure. Containing a timetable for the train, the brochure was apparently reissued with each new timetable, even though the timetable itself didn’t always changed. Click image to download a 2.9-MB PDF of … Continue reading
The La Fonda Hotel was built in Santa Fe in 1920, but didn’t become really successful until the Santa Fe Railway purchased it in 1925. The hotel was designed by Isaac Rapp, who is sometimes called “the creator of the … Continue reading
This is an update to the 1945 educational publication shown here a few days ago. Santa Fe presumably updated this every few years, though probably not every year. Though it follows the same general outline as the 1945 edition, it … Continue reading
This lunch menu was printed for the Texas Chief in 1961 and is a companion to the Kachina doll and Arrow Maker menus. All three cover paintings by Eanger Irving Couse show a Native American man doing very different things … Continue reading
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
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