“Daily through September 15,” says the back cover ad on this timetable, “the Challenger will operate as an all coach domeliner on a convenient new summer schedule.” Before June 1 and after September 15, the Challenger and City of Los … Continue reading
The back cover ad on this timetable spins bad news to make it sound good. First, it says that “beginning on June 2,” the City of Los Angeles “will be all Pullman” while the Challenger “will be all coach.” What … Continue reading
In May 1947, Union Pacific added a color cover to its timetables. The first color cover showed an Armour yellow E-2 Diesel-powered streamliner pacing a 4-8-4 steam locomotive pulling a grey passenger train. This cover remained in use at least … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a Union Pacific/North Western summer tours booklet from 1952. This brochure would have been an introduction to the 1950 version of that booklet. Click image to download a 1.6-MB PDF of this brochure. The 1950 brochure and … Continue reading
This is one of the first post-war timetables, and the nation was still demobilizing its armed forces. A full-page ad on the back encouraged people to “don’t give up” planning a trip just because the trains are full of “thousands … Continue reading
Here’s a timetable that actually puts the title cover on the front instead of the back. We’ve previously seen a June 1939 Union Pacific timetable (also contributed by Tim Zukas) that also put the title on the front, so UP … Continue reading
This 5″x6″ booklet is a mate to one issued in the same month (July) and year for the City of Los Angeles. Instead of the black-and-white photos found in most Union Pacific name-train booklets, these two contain color images that … Continue reading
The cover of this 1938 brochure illustrates Zion, Bryce, and the Grand Canyon in colors that in one sense are unrealistic yet in another sense are perfectly accurate for such a varied country. As page two of the brochure says, … Continue reading
Union Pacific introduced the Challenger in mid-May 1935, about the same time as it inaugurated the City of Los Angeles. It followed the Los Angeles Limited by just five minutes all the way from Chicago to L.A. and back. While … Continue reading
Union Pacific introduced the City of Los Angeles on May 15, 1936, and the City of San Francisco on June 14. But it used the front cover of this timetable to feature the City of Denver, which was inaugurated on … Continue reading
