Six years after yesterday’s timetable, the Cincinnatian had been Dieselized and all trains were completely streamlined (except possibly for some head-end cars). In addition, a new train entered the list of “fine feature trains,” although it was not, in fact, … Continue reading
B&O operated a lot of passenger trains in the 1950s, but this timetable wanted travelers to know that eight of them were particularly “fine feature trains.” These were the New York-Chicago Capitol Limited, Washington-Chicago Columbian, New York-St. Louis National Limited, … Continue reading
While New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads competed in sending through Pullmans in the New York-Los Angeles market, B&O alone had cars going from Washington to Los Angeles and other cities. B&O’s National Limited had a through car going on … Continue reading
I am mainly interested in passenger trains, so I have very few employee timetables in my collection since they aren’t something that passengers would normally encounter. However, Streamliner Memories reader Chris Taylor contributed this one, and I’m grateful to him … Continue reading
A few days ago, I noted that the Burlington had eliminated all of its large ads from its timetable in 1944, possibly due to wartime paper shortages. Yet here is a B&O timetable issued in the midst of the war … Continue reading
Like the New York Central and Pennsylvania, B&O advertised a daily through sleeper to Los Angeles on the Super Chief. Unlike the Central and Pennsy, the B&O’s car started in Washington, making it the “only through Pullman service between Washington … Continue reading
In the 1920s, the New York Central and Pennsylvania were the only railroads that could take passengers between New York and Chicago in 20 hours, but they still had to compete with other railroads for East Coast-Midwest passengers. The most … Continue reading
The Pittsburgh & Western was a narrow-gauge railroad extending from Allegheny (across the Allegheny River from downtown Pittsburgh) to Orrville, Ohio, and also had a line north from Allegheny to Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania, almost on the New York border. This … Continue reading
The Ohio & Mississippi Railway connected Cincinnati with St. Louis. Ten years after this timetable was issued, it was taken over by the Baltimore & Ohio. Click image to download a 12.4-MB PDF of this timetable, which is from the … Continue reading
Like yesterday’s menu, this one was used on the Capitol Limited. However, it is larger (about 8″x11″ vs. 7″x10″) and has a few more items on it, including two plate meals. B&O never seemed to date its menus, so I … Continue reading
