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
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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
The is the fourth copy of this title in my collection, each issued about ten years apart. This one uses many of the same photos as the 1936 edition, but they are in color. Click image to download a 36.0-MB … Continue reading
This 1941 menu is one of a series menus with pastel-colored paintings issued by the Rio Grande in the late 1930s. We’ve previously seen such menus for Glenwood Springs, Garden of the Gods/Pikes Peak, and Mesa Verde, among others. Click … Continue reading
Although the cover looks the same as earlier editions, this edition of this venerable title has given up the construction paper format and all interior pages are printed on white paper. It also uses black-and-white photos with some green tones, … Continue reading
Here’s a later version of the booklet presented here a couple of days ago. Unlike the previous one, this one doesn’t have a date, but it does have a different cover photo showing locomotive number 1607. This is one of … Continue reading
Although this booklet, like yesterday’s, was published by Smith-Brooks, it has a completely different format. Instead of colorized photos printed on white paper and glued onto black construction paper, this one consists of photos printed directly on the white paper … Continue reading