Other than a 1957 calendar, which I hope to eventually get to, and a few other tiny items, this will pretty finish off my collection of Burlington paper memorabilia. Of course, I may end up acquiring more. Click image to … Continue reading
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The Burlington Northern merger was still a month away when this menu was printed, but the Cascade green border around the edge of the menu was probably in anticipation of that merger. The merger was supposed to have taken place … Continue reading
After decades of using its signature red-and-black timetable covers, Burlington broke the mold with this fresh new cover in 1966. The white background hints at the cleanliness of Burlington trains while the high-toned fashion model in the picture suggests that … Continue reading
Yesterday’s condensed timetable was issued at the same time as this full timetable, allowing us to see what filled the additional 18 pages. Most of those 18 pages are ads, a station index, connecting train schedules, a list of agents, … Continue reading
Burlington still had plenty of trains operating in 1965. The only substantial difference between this timetable and the 1961 timetable shown a few days ago is to the Minneapolis-St. Louis route. Click image to download a 5.7-MB PDF of this … Continue reading
Burlington celebrated its centennial in 1949, but that marked a century since its earliest predecessor was granted a charter. That predecessor was known as the Aurora Branch Railroad, and by 1864, it had changed its name to Chicago, Burlington & … Continue reading
This version of Burlington’s timetable is just six pages long. One page has Chicago-Denver-Oakland. A second has Chicago-Minneapolis-Pacific Northwest with Chicago-Kansas City tucked in underneath it. A third page has a map with timetables for St. Louis-Minneapolis and Denver-Houston beneath … Continue reading
Burlington’s 1947 dude ranch booklet, shown here last week, has a very different cover from this one, but inside they are almost identical. Most of the text and pictures are the same, so much so that it is a surprise … Continue reading
The vacation guide side of this brochure has 7″x9″ panels devoted to each of Burlington’s most scenic destinations: Glacier, Rocky Mountain, and Yellowstone parks, the Pacific Northwest, and California. Half panels briefly describe the Black Hills, dude ranches, and the … Continue reading
This is just a card rather than a folder, which means it was probably for a secondary train such as the Blackhawk rather than one of the zephyrs. The Blackhawk served as the overnight Chicago-St. Paul connection with the Western … Continue reading