Several years ago, I presented a painting of an SP&S E-7 locomotive prepared by General Motors design staff. I noted that the locomotive wasn’t actually delivered in those colors; instead, it was painted in the Great Northern Empire Builder colors. … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a 1932 booklet with the same covers as this one. However, the interiors are quite different. While some of the text is in both booklets, it has been extensively rewritten. While some photos are in both booklets, … Continue reading
At first glance, this Spokane, Portland & Seattle timetable looks nearly identical to the one for yesterday’s. But a close look reveals one key difference. Click image to download a 5.4-MB PDF of this timetable. In 1958, the Great Northern … Continue reading
Sometime in the late 1940s, SP&S adopted this timetable cover–green with its large red oval logo on top and two smaller logos of parent GN and NP railways below–and used it for about two decades. This one, dated October 1958, … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a dinner menu featuring Bonneville Dam on its cover. While the dinner menu was printed in 1-58, this one was printed in 2-58. Click image to download a 936-KB PDF of this timetable. Like Hoover Dam, Bonneville … Continue reading
This calendar photo memorializes one of the hot spots of the Deschutes River Railroad War. James J. Hill’s Spokane, Portland & Seattle and Edward Harriman’s Union Pacific were racing to extend their lines from the Columbia River to Bend, Oregon. … Continue reading
This is an original watercolor painting by General Motors artist Harry Bockewitz showing the proposed color scheme for E7 locomotives that the manufacturer was hoping to sell to the railroad. The paint design is nearly identical to the F3 locomotives … Continue reading
This 1969 menu has the same format as yesterday’s 1958 menu, as well as one from 1965. Most railroads were curtailing their services in 1969, but it doesn’t show in this menu. Click image to download a 1.7-MB PDF of … Continue reading
Dated January 1958, this menu offers a pretty wide selection of meals. The table d’hôte side has four entrées: prime rib, veal cutlets, baked salmon, and chicken a la king. With appetizers, soup, potatoes, vegetable, bread, dessert, and beverage, these … Continue reading
Dated 1917, this booklet is similar to one we have seen from 1923 and not quite so similar to one from 1935. Although this booklet has a color cover, while the 1923 booklet is sepia, many of the graphics in … Continue reading
