Here’s a timetable from just a few months before Union Pacific yanked its passenger trains away from the North Western and gave them to the Milwaukee Road instead. The schedule shows three trains a day between Chicago and Los Angeles, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Chicago & North Western
The first railway post office car began operating in 1862 on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, a predecessor of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. In 1884, the Post Office Department decided it needed a fast-mail service between the east … Continue reading
The Chicago-Twin Cities corridor was served by a remarkable number of railroads. In addition to the St. Paul, North Western, and Burlington, the Wisconsin Central (later Soo Line), Minneapolis & St. Louis, Chicago Great Western, and Rock Island all attempted … Continue reading
Unlike yesterday’s brochure, which was mostly text with only two panels of timetables, this one is mostly timetables with no supplementary text other than footnotes. One side has nine panels of timetables while the other has one timetable panel, one … Continue reading
The Black Hills gold rush was over by 1888, when Chicago & North Western issued this brochure about the Dakota territory (which would be made into states the following year). Instead of mentioning gold, the brochure focuses on the productivity … Continue reading
Here’s another in the same series of booklets shown in the last four days that is probably modeled on a prewar Union Pacific booklet. Though this one is dated 1951, the same as yesterday’s about Yellowstone, it has some significant … Continue reading
Unlike the booklets from last three days, we’ve haven’t seen this one before. But since it advertises a region accessed by Union Pacific, no doubt there is a version with Union Pacific’s name on the cover instead of C&NW. Also … Continue reading
Like yesterday’s booklet, we’ve seen this one before, only the previous one was marked for Union Pacific instead of Chicago and North Western System and was dated 1945 while this one is 1947. Click image to download an 18.0-MB PDF … Continue reading
We’ve seen this booklet before, only the previous one was marked for “The Progressive Union Pacific” while this is “Chicago and North Western System.” The UP edition appears to be dated 1941 while this one is from 1947. Click image … Continue reading
In the nineteenth century, railroads were more interested in attracting settlers to the regions they served so they would have some customers for goods the settlers grew, made, or needed. By the twentieth century, railroad advertising was transitioning to focus … Continue reading