Burlington’s complete system timetable for May 1955 (which will be presented here tomorrow) was 36 pages long, but this condensed version manages to fit in schedules for more than 30 trains into just four pages. The timetable also lists equipment for those trains.

Click image to download a 2.7-MB PDF of this timetable.

Unlike the condensed timetable, the system timetable included a station index, condensed timetables, connections, fares, a list of Burlington agents, and “general information.” The system timetable also had six pages of “branch line trains,” some of which were mixed trains, buses, or freight-only routes. Finally, the system timetable had a large centerfold map while the map on this one is too small at 3-1/2″x1-3/4″ to be really useful. Except for those traveling on one of the branch lines, people who needed a map, or prospective passengers who desperately wanted to know rail fares, this condensed schedule would be sufficient for most intercity travelers who did not plan to leave the Burlington’s service area.