Until recently, I haven’t seen any college menus used on UP trains dated after 1952. But yesterday’s Midland College menu was dated January, 1953, and todays are even later in 1953. We’ve seen both of these covers before but with different interior menus.
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For breakfast, we have a June, 1953 menu with Washington State College on the cover. Like the December, 1952 Washington State College menu we’ve seen before, this one devotes half the interior space to bragging about the dining car’s “budget prices,” which only leaves room for three table d’hôte breakfasts and a few a la carte items. The menu did come with a special insert card, but all it offered was a baked apple.
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With a September, 1953 date, I suspect this menu featuring the University of Denver is near the end of the college series. Like the above menu, this also advertises budget prices, offering three plate dinners, three sandwiches, and a few other a la carte items. This selection is quite a come-down from the 1951 University of Denver dinner menu that was used on the Los Angeles Limited.