The Super Chief was a first-class operation, and most of these recipes were what we would today call upscale: braised duck Cumberland, curry of lamb, lobster Americaine, poached eggs a la reine–harlequin, and empanadas with vanilla sauce, to name a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Super Chief
The first three postcards today are very similar to the Fred Harvey photochromes shown yesterday, right down to the statement on two of them that they could be “Sent Courtesy of the Super Chief.” The only thing missing is the … Continue reading
Printers finally developed the four-color process well enough to use on postcards in 1939. The results are sometimes called Photochrome postcards, which is a bit of misnomer as the original multicolor process used by Detroit Photographic was called Photochrom. Photochrome … Continue reading
I’ve posted a few images of luggage stickers that I’ve found on the web, but this sticker is from my actual collection. Such stickers have been reproduced as tin signs, on t-shirts and hats, and in other ways. However, I … Continue reading
Unlike the San Francisco Chief welcome-aboard brochure, which has four panels on each side, the Super Chief one only has three, mainly because–not having any coaches–they didn’t need to spend nearly two whole panels instructing coach passengers how to adjust … Continue reading
This menu is dated January 10, less than four months before Amtrak took over, yet it shows the attention to detail and quality that would be expected for what was by then unquestionably the nation’s premiere train. The color cover … Continue reading
Fast forward from 1950 to 1970 for a breakfast menu dated October 1. Unlike yesterday’s lunch menu, this one doesn’t skimp on anything: a folder with a color cover (unlike the Texas Chief whose menus seemingly deserved only sepia tones) … Continue reading
Here’s another Super Chief menu from the New York Public Library, this one dated January 21, 1950. Though war rationing is long gone, this menu certainly doesn’t seem like it came from one of the nation’s premiere trains. But, cialis … Continue reading
Here, courtesy of the New York Public Library, are two dinner menus from the Super Chief. Both are dated June 11 (and the library helpfully added that they were from 1946), but they have different offerings. Click image to download … Continue reading
Click image to download a PDF of this letterhead. Super Chief passengers could write letters on this beautiful stationery featuring “Turquoise Woman.” They could mail the letters in envelopes marked “Super Chief.” Click image to download a PDF of this … Continue reading