I’ve previously mentioned how some eastern railroads would sell advertising space in their dining car menus. Pennsylvania’s 1962 General menu didn’t have any ads, but this 1964 Broadway Limited menu has several subtle ads on the back. Click image to … Continue reading
This 1953 brochure briefly describes the amenities found on Pennsylvania’s “frequent, convenient, dependable trains.” The brochure specifically lists seven New York-Chicago trains, four New York/Washington-St. Louis trains, and one each between Washington & Chicago, New York/Washington & Detroit, New York … Continue reading
PRR’s 1950 timetable had a few more pages, but a few fewer trains, than the 1946 edition. New York-Washington service declined from 21 to 20 trains and New York-Chicago dropped from eleven to eight daily trains. No doubt there were … Continue reading
This 1952 menu was for “dinner on the General,” says the interior. Full dinners included lobster Newborn, Maryland fried chicken, Hawaiian baked smoked ham, and the classic charcoal-broiled sirloin steak, any of which came with appetizers, salad, vegetables, biscuits or … Continue reading
This 16-page booklet is for Pennsylvania’s secondary New York-Chicago train that, on almost any other railroad, would be the premiere train. Like the Broadway, the General was an all-Pullman train, with accommodations up to and including the master room, the … Continue reading
This brochure advertises the same train as yesterday’s booklet. Both have the same date–March, 1949–and use many of the same illustrations. But this one doesn’t have a lot of imitation gold, which might actually improve its appearance while making it … Continue reading
Here’s a lavish, 24-page booklet describing the 1949 edition of the Broadway Limited in detail. The booklet’s imitation gold trim conveys the notion that passengers on the train are still living in the golden age of rail travel. Most of … Continue reading
The Pennsylvania could match the New York Central’s trains to just about every major city in the East and Midwest except Albany, with the added bonus that Pennsylvania served Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia. In addition to twenty-one trains a day … Continue reading
Here’s another publication about the railroad exhibit at the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair. This one was printed for the 1940 season, and like yesterday’s brochure is also by the Eastern Railroad’s Presidents Conference. The 20-page book is a guide … Continue reading
Railroads exhibits occupied a large portion of the New York World’s Fair. This brochure, published by the Eastern Railroad President’s Conference, including a Railroads on Parade exhibit of historic locomotives in action, two large model railroads, and one of the … Continue reading
