This menu has a rare color photo of the Prospector during the brief time that it was a heavyweight train. The train itself was unusual in that it started out as a streamlined train, was replaced by a heavyweight train, … Continue reading
This is a rare dining car menu that features a freight train on the cover. Though the photograph shows a “striking vista” (as noted on the back cover), “with stately Mt. Sopris dominating a scene of Autumnal beauty,” that beauty … Continue reading
Dude ranches, says the back cover of this menu, provide “all the thrills of ranch life in the Rockies, without sacrificing any of the comforts of home.” The dudes on the front cover, the back continues, are “synthetic cowboys and … Continue reading
Fall aspen, rather than red rocks that are visible year round, is used on this cover photo to illustrate Colorado’s colorful reputation. This menu, like yesterday’s was used for an Ohio State Medical Association trip from Denver to Salt Lake … Continue reading
Thousands of cattle herds graze peacefully in the Colorado Rockies, says the back of this menu, “unaware of their ultimate destiny on the dinner tables of the nation.” The menu notes that, at a 1945 auction in Denver, someone interested … Continue reading
This 1948 breakfast menu pictures a farmer’s field in Colorado. The back of the menu explains that “The central field of alfalfa is bordered in the foreground by one of oats, and to the left by a field of rye.” … Continue reading
Dated February, 1944, this menu is the earliest I’ve found in Rio Grande’s series of menus with color photos pasted on the front cover. This cover photo is, I’m afraid, less than inspiring. Why is there a fence in the … Continue reading
This four-page brochure describes the Rio Grande’s two routes between Denver and Salt Lake City with twenty small photos on the interior pages. The black-and-white photos have a hint of green tinting which isn’t always appropriate. Click image to download … Continue reading
When the Rio Grande had narrow- and broad-gauge rail lines winding through dozens of Colorado canyons, it justifiably called itself the Scenic Line of the World. Even in later years when its only passenger train, other than the seasonal ski … Continue reading
This menu is similar to a 1950 menu we’ve seen in that the color photo of Colorado scenery on the front is paired with another color photo of a Rio Grande train on the back. In the 1950 example, the … Continue reading
