Here is yet another view of Sopris Peak and the Crystal River, this one on one of Rio Grande’s wraparound photo menus. I’ve been to Colorado many times, but had never heard of the Crystal River until a Streamliner Memories … Continue reading
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 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
Today’s menu features a winter scene of the Colorado Rockies–possibly Pike’s Peak–on the cover. Where the 1941 menu had a lengthy description of the cover scene, and the 1956 menu had a brief description, this one has none at all. … Continue reading
The Chesapeake & Ohio had ordered six dome cars for its ill-fated Chessie train, including three dome-sleepers and three dome observation cars. When the B&O purchased the dome-sleepers for its Capital Limited, the other three went to the Denver & … Continue reading
In November, 1941, the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad inaugurated the Prospector, a pair of Budd-built two-car trains that went overnight between Denver and Salt Lake City via the Moffat Tunnel. Unfortunately, the trains proved inadequate for the job: with … Continue reading
