Although this along-the-way booklet is undated, it was published soon after the 1926 Columbia River Historical Expedition, as the centerfold map shows both a “modern map of the Northwest” and a “historic map of the Northwest.” These are the same maps shown in the Scenic Northwest advertising booklet from about 1931.
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This booklet is from before 1931, however, as it mentions that the Cascade Tunnel will be “completed in the latter part of 1928.” The tunnel actually didn’t open until 1929. Thus, this booklet is probably from 1927, before the railroad was aware that the tunnel would be delayed past the end of the 1928-1929 winter season. Two decades later, GN would publish a similarly titled booklet to go with the streamlined Empire Builder.
Note that the cover photo is meant to represent two windows, complete with lift handles and drop-down shades. The windows on the real train probably were not so tall.
Inside, each page includes four small photos along the top and a similar sized graphic in a lower corner. The photos are pretty muddy, but absolute clarity was not as important for an along-the-way booklet as for an advertising publication.