The hanging bridge which the Rio Grande used to traverse a particularly narrow spot in the Arkansas River gorge was featured in lots of the railroad’s advertising. Shown in the background here, the back cover of this menu has a twenty-line poem with a fanciful explanation of how someone named William Gore came up with the idea of a hanging bridge.
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This menu was used on a special Veterans of Foreign Wars train in 1940 and offered fish, ham and rice croquettes, or roast lamb with potatoes, corn, salad, bread, dessert, and beverage. I found the menu on eBay five years ago and either didn’t bid on it or was outbid, but fortunately the dealer had posted images of each page. I’m including it here to complete this series of menus.