We’ve previously seen Northern Pacific’s 8-1/2″x11″ brochures for the North Dakota badlands, Yellowstone, dude ranches, the Mount Baker National Forest, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, rivers, the Rockies, and mountains in general. This one covers the East, as in the eastern United States.
Click image to download a 4.2-MB PDF of this brochure.
At least, that’s what it says on the cover. Other than the cover photos and a page describing why people should take the North Coast Limited to the 1939 New York World’s Fair, this eight-panel brochure doesn’t actually say or show anything about the East. Instead, two panels give the schedule of the North Coast Limited and three-and-a-half more describe the comforts and services on board the train. That leaves half a page for Yellowstone Park, which — last time I looked at a map — isn’t in an eastern state. That’s fine, though, as the pages on the North Coast Limited probably tell more about the heavyweight version of that train that most other brochures and history books.
There a push right now in North Dakota and Montana to bring back passenger rail on the old NP route. As I live along this route, I would love to see it come back. Also, it would be great if they would bring back the North Coast Limited name again.