The Pennsylvania Railroad increased its revenues in 1947 and, thanks to approved rate increases, earned a small profit of $7.3 million (compared with $49.0 million in 1945). Passenger revenues, however, dropped by $47.7 million from 1946, partly because fare increases … Continue reading
The Pennsylvania Railroad did a booming business in 1946, carrying more traffic than any previous peacetime year in its history. But it still managed to lose money, which it blamed on government regulation. Apparently, regulators ordered wage increases retroactive to … Continue reading
Before Chicago Union Station opened in 1925, there was Chicago Union Depot, which opened in 1881. The depot served joint owners Pennsylvania, Burlington, Chicago & Alton, and what is now called the Milwaukee Road but was then called the St. … Continue reading
This brochure is undated, but like the last few brochures shown from the Bill Hough collection it is probably from 1941. The best clue is the fact that Pennsylvania’s S1 locomotive, number 6100, is prominently featured both on the cover … Continue reading
Pennsylvania’s 1967 dinner menu, at least, was a folder rather than a card. But it doesn’t offer many more items than the a la carte menu shown here a couple of days ago: six table d’hôte entrées, three sandwiches, a … Continue reading
This children’s menu, suitable for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, is printed on the same card stock as its 1967 breakfast and a la carte menus. Although the menu is undated, it is almost certainly also from 1967. It offers only … Continue reading
This menu is called “a la carte,” but the emphasis on sandwiches suggests it was probably used as a lunch menu. Despite the name, half of the dozen different entrées offered are actually full meals with potatoes and vegetables, and … Continue reading
By 1967, Pennsylvania apparently used cards, rather than folders, for many of its menus. This menu manages to cram six full breakfasts and several a la carte entrées, plus a number of other items, onto one side of the card. … Continue reading
The Pennsylvania Railroad liked to call itself “the standard railroad of the world.” But — like the Union Pacific, which called itself “the standard railroad of the West” — it was late to the Diesel game. Prior to World War … Continue reading
In 1926, the Pennsylvania Railroad carried the most traffic and earned the most profits of any railroad in the United States and, probably, the world. It was also headquartered in Philadelphia, so naturally it had an exhibit at the nation’s … Continue reading
