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As is the case of other menus in this series (such as the ones shown in the last two days), the cover photo is printed separately and pasted onto the menu. The Rio Grande speed letters on the front cover … Continue reading
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This menu seems less an advertisement for tourists than one for farmers considering a move to Colorado. The back cover claims that, in the Rocky Mountains, “nature smiles on the industry of man–where fertile soil and ideal climatic conditions combine … Continue reading
The caption on the cover photo says that it depicts a “monument to a mining empire.” Today, people would call it mining scars in need of restoration. The back of the menu calls the mountain in the photo “Red Mountain,” … Continue reading
The back of this menu tells a story of the rivalry between the tunnel-digging crews from the east with those from the west over which one dug the most. It doesn’t say anything about how Denver politicians conned the state … Continue reading
This beautiful cover photo shows the Prospector, the overnight Denver-Salt Lake train that operated as a heavyweight from 1949 to 1950 and as a lightweight from 1950 until its final run on May 28, 1967. This menu also happens to … Continue reading
We’ve seen that Rio Grande’s 1962 timetable was a six-panel folder. This one uses the same amount of paper but is a 12-page booklet with the pages held together at the center with glue instead of the more usual stables. … Continue reading
The front cover of this 1950 menu shows Mount Timpanogos, which the back cover notes was known to the Indians as the “sleeping princess.” It does appear to look like the profile of a woman in recline with her head … Continue reading
Here’s another in the series of Rio Grande post-war menus that use a color photo on the cover. We’ve seen previous ones from 1946 and 1947; this one is from 1948. I don’t think I mentioned it before, but the … Continue reading
I am not sure why the Rio Grande calls this photograph of Molas Lake, near Silverton, “Witching Water,” as that term is usually associated with dowsing. Molas Lake isn’t visible from the railroad, which goes through spectacular Animas Canyon a … Continue reading
The rather boring photo on the cover of this 1946 menu shows Pagosa Springs, which are supposed to be the world’s deepest mineral hot springs. Located on the narrow-gauge line to Durango, the surfuric springs are supposedly named for an … Continue reading