Writing Home from the North Coast Limited

If Stephen Brown had written a letter to friends during his trip aboard the North Coast Limited, he might have used the stationery below. It is simple, tasteful, but frankly boring.

Click image to download a PDF of this letterhead. Click here to download a PDF of the matching envelope.

If he had been old enough to ride the North Coast Limited in the 1950s, he might have had access to the stationery below. It is a bit more informal, but not as boring as the later version. It also indicates the names of Northern Pacific’s partner railroads (both which were also half owned–or in the case of the Burlington about 49.3 percent owned–by the NP).

Click image to download a PDF of this letterhead. Click here to download a PDF of the matching envelope.


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