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Here are two menus, from 1951 and 1954, with the same front cover as one we’ve seen before on a 1956 menu. But the back of the 1951 menu has a photograph of the east- and westbound California Zephyrs meeting … Continue reading
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Located south of Aspen, the Maroon Bells are sometimes called the most photographed scene in Colorado. They are so popular that the Forest Service has restricted access and imposed a number of fees to get to them. We’ve previously seen … Continue reading
The photograph of the California Zephyr in Glenwood Canyon is titled “Dream Come True.” The dream was not the California Zephyr itself but the dome cars it carried, as legend had it that such domes were first conceived by General … Continue reading
Yesterday we saw a Rio Grande menu with Colorado’s capitol building, and previously we saw one with Utah’s capitol. It made sense to have one menu with each capitol, but now I have menu with a different photo of Utah’s … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a menu in this series featuring the Utah state capitol, so it makes sense that the Rio Grande also issued one featuring the Colorado capitol. In 1908, the capitol dome was gilded with 200 ounces of gold … Continue reading
The hanging bridge which the Rio Grande used to traverse a particularly narrow spot in the Arkansas River gorge was featured in lots of the railroad’s advertising. Shown in the background here, the back cover of this menu has a … Continue reading
Someone took a round trip on the Rio Grande Zephyr in February, 1978 and mailed out these covers. Unlike yesterday’s covers, there’s no indication on the envelopes of which was westbound and which was eastbound. Both were contributed by John … Continue reading
This calendar hasn’t aged well, but the colors in the photo are still vibrant. A close-up view of the photo reveals that the lead locomotive is numbered 5541, which would make it an F3 according to this Diesel roster. Rio … Continue reading
While yesterday’s Twin Lakes menu had a photo of the Royal Gorge on the back, this one has it on the front. The photo on the back is the classic shot of two California Zephyrs meeting at Grizzly siding in … Continue reading
In 1950, Rio Grande changed from the glued-on photo menus such as the one presented yesterday to nearly full-page photos printed on both the fronts and backs of the menus. Today’s photo shows one of the Twin Lakes, which is … Continue reading