Boulder Dam, “the newest of the wonders of the West served by Union Pacific’s famous trancontinental [sic] trains,” would not be completed until 1936, but it was complete enough in mid-1935 that Union Pacific could put a photograph of people … Continue reading
The streamliner City of Portland made its inaugural run on June 6, 1935, so this is the first UP timetable since that date. The full-page ad on the front announces “a new era in transcontinental travel,” and for once the … Continue reading
The promises of the 1933 Century of Progress were becoming reality when this timetable (contributed by Tim Zukas) was published. The front cover has a full-page ad saying that Union Pacific was spending “more than $2 million” to add air … Continue reading
The full-page ad on the cover of this timetable (contributed by Tim Zukas) promotes the 1933 Century of Progress exposition. However, it never uses that name, simply calling it the 1933 World’s Fair and “the event of the century.” The … Continue reading
This timetable from Streamliner Memories reader Tim Zukas, like yesterday’s, has two half-page ads on the front cover while the cover shown below is the back cover. One of the half-page ads is for the Los Angeles Limited, which the … Continue reading
As usual in these Union Pacific timetables contributed by Tim Zukas, the cover shown below is the back cover, while this timetable’s front cover is divided into two half-page ads. One promotes a soda fountain in the “limousine-lounge car” of … Continue reading
In addition to several Union Pacific timetables, Streamliner Memories reader Tim Zukas scanned this seven-panel brochure listing summer fares for 1928. The fares are about (and some exactly) 5 percent greater than they were in 1925. Click image to download … Continue reading
Union Pacific says that its evocatively named Columbine began operating between Chicago and Denver in 1929. However, this June 1927 timetable (contributed by Tim Zukas) has a full-page ad introducing the train, which replaced the Colorado Special, one of three … Continue reading
The front cover of this timetable, which was contributed by Streamliner Memories reader Tim Zukas, advertises “low vacation fares to the Union Pacific West.” A table indicates that the round-trip fare from Chicago to Yellowstone was $56.50, which sounds low … Continue reading
Like yesterday’s timetable, the cover shown below is the back cover. The front cover is an ad for “new booklets and folders” describing “vacation variety” in the “Union Pacific West.” Many of these booklets can be found elsewhere on Streamliner … Continue reading
