Unlike the Pennsylvania and several other railroads, the Santa Fe put the main cover of its timetables on the front instead of the back. The back cover of this timetable provides detailed information about what trains carried dining cars and … Continue reading
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We’ve previously seen an elegant booklet introducing the Santa Fe’s first Super Chief, a rather ugly train consisting of heavyweight Pullmans towed by flat-faced Diesels known as 1 and 1A (but sometimes called Mutt & Jeff). That train was introduced … Continue reading
As of 1887, three different railroads — the Denver & Rio Grande; Denver, Texas & Gulf (later Colorado & Southern); and Santa Fe — had lines from Denver to Pueblo. They competed until 1918, when the federal government temporarily took … Continue reading
Competition between Chicago and San Francisco was much less intense than in the Los Angeles corridor mainly because the Overland Route was by far the shortest route. In 1911, when Western Pacific began serving this corridor, the Overland Route was … Continue reading
In 1892, the Santa Fe Railway agreed to pay the expenses of Thomas Moran, famed painter of Yellowstone, to the Grand Canyon provided the railway would be allowed to choose a painting to use in its advertising. This began the … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe today when Disney is the leading studio in Hollywood, but a continuing theme for most of Walt Disney’s life was a shortage of funds to accomplish his dreams, even though most of them ended up being … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a piece of on-board stationery for the California Limited. Today I also have an envelope for the same train. Click image to download a 34-KB PDF of this letterhead None of the three limited trains that originally … Continue reading
Driven by the Depression, Santa Fe dropped its one-way fare between Chicago and California to just $40 in the summer of 1932. Fares from St. Louis and New Orleans to California were even lower, just $36.50. These compare with $90.30 … Continue reading
Like Florida, California was once considered a winter tourist destination, so winter fares were higher than in the summer. This brochure lists “Xcursion” round-trip fares from points in the Midwest and East to various cities in California and New Mexico, … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a 1926 brochure with this title. Today, we have two more, one from 1930 and one from 1932. The fronts of all three brochures are nearly identical, though a few names and addresses on Santa Fe’s list … Continue reading