Here’s a full, “ticket agent edition” timetable issued a few months after yesterday’s, so the schedules are pretty much the same. The ad on the back cover indicates that Santa Fe was finally offering dining car service for the full … Continue reading
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There is no mention of the Scout in this timetable. It isn’t mentioned in the January 1, 1954 timetable either, but is listed in the January 1953 timetable, when it was the same Newton-Albuquerque fragment of its former self described … Continue reading
In this “ticket agent edition,” the role of the Scout becomes even muddier than in yesterday’s 1949 timetable. In 1951, trains 5 & 6, which went between Chicago and Fort Worth, were combined with trains 3 & 4, the California … Continue reading
From 1948 to 1961, the Santa Fe labeled its full system timetables as the “Ticket Agent Edition” while it published a condensed timetable labeled “Traveler’s Edition.” The ticket agent editions were useful for comparing schedules side-by-side to see whether someone … Continue reading
So much of railroad advertising was exaggerated: claims that railroads that never went south of Portland could take people to California; claims that particular trains were the fastest way between two points when in fact others were just as fast; … Continue reading
In the 1950s, Fred Harvey operated close to 20 restaurants in its hotels, train stations, and other buildings ranging from Cleveland to Los Angeles. This is one of a series of nine menus “featuring some of the more prominent Fred … Continue reading
The underlying theme of this brochure is that the south rim of the Grand Canyon that was served by the Santa Fe was open year round. Unmentioned except by implication is that the north rim that was served by Union … Continue reading
In addition to operating dining cars, restaurants, and hotels, Fred Harvey sold lots of gifts, particularly Indian-themed goods in Arizona and New Mexico. Here are some postcards featuring the company’s wares on display at the Indian Building in the Albuquerque … Continue reading
At various times in its history, Fred Harvey owned or managed dozens of hotels and restaurants, many of which were a part of or immediately adjacent to Santa Fe train stations. It probably issued postcards advertising all of them, but … Continue reading
Fred Harvey issued lots of postcards showing Santa Fe trains crossing the country. We’ve seen many in the past; here are a few more presented in approximately east-to-west order. All of these are Phostint cards printed for Fred Harvey by … Continue reading