In 1926, Santa Fe and Fred Harvey began operating bus trips from New Mexico and Arizona stations on the Santa Fe line. Although these tours visited national parks such as Carlsbad Caverns and Grand Canyon, so many focused on Native … Continue reading
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The all-Pullman California Limited was Santa Fe’s oldest Chicago-Los Angeles train. By 1931, when this menu was issued, it had been replaced by the Chief as Santa Fe’s premiere train, but it was still a very fine train. Click image … Continue reading
After Santa Fe streamlined its premiere trains, the Grand Canyon Limited remained a heavyweight and clearly had a secondary status. But, as this menu illustrates, it was a top-notch operation in 1930. In fact, the train was barely more than … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a 1945 “Along Your Way” booklet. This “by the way” booklet is from 1928. The 1928 version is 36 pages (including covers) printed entirely in blue. The 1945 edition is eight pages longer with the inside and … Continue reading
The 1915 edition of this booklet contains the same three essays, but the information in the back about visiting the canyon has been expanded by eight pages. This edition also has a large, fold-out map attached to the inside back … Continue reading
In 1910, Santa Fe reissued Titan of Chasms with a new cover. Although four pages longer, the newer booklet contained the same three essays as the 1902-1909 editions, but rearranged with new graphics and photos including photos of each of … Continue reading
This booklet consists of three essays plus information about getting to and enjoying the Grand Canyon. The first essay was by Charles A. Higgins, who until his untimely death in 1900 was in charge of Santa Fe advertising. He had … Continue reading
These blotters from the Dale Hastin collection don’t fall into any particular category. The first one advertises freight service from Wichita to Chicago and Kansas City, and while I’m not particularly interested in freight trains, the background pattern on the … Continue reading
Today’s blotters, all of which are from the Dale Hastin collection, advertise some of Santa Fe’s less-important trains, starting with the Scout, Santa Fe’s answer to Union Pacific’s Challenger. Inaugurated in 1916, the train died in the early years of … Continue reading
These blotters each advertise one of Santa Fe’s leading trains. The first is for the Super Chief and notes that passengers from St. Joseph, Missouri can take a Burlington train to Kansas City, arriving at 9:25 pm, and then occupy … Continue reading