The premise of this brochure is that the Louisville & Nashville route from the Midwest to New Orleans is the most scenic route because it follows “the beautiful Gulf Coast.” The alternative would have been to follow the Mississippi River … Continue reading
After World War II, the New Haven Railroad began offering “Pilgrim Tours” of New England and eastern Canada. This booklet describes 51 two- to fifteen-day tours that were offered in 1947. The tours were unescorted but the ticket prices included … Continue reading
The front of this map has a panel on the history of the Union Pacific, one on the comforts of its trains, and 4-1/2 panels of photos rendered in sepia tones. The map side is a conventional map of the … Continue reading
Union Pacific was pleased to announce with this brochure that the Challenger would begin operating as a separate train from the City of Los Angeles beginning June 1, 1957. This meant it would offer three trains a day between the … Continue reading
This brochure has eight panels printed on both sides, yet other than the cover shown below, only one panel discusses the 1939 San Francisco World’s Fair. Surprisingly, the brochure never calls the fair by its real name, the Golden Gate … Continue reading
Intensely decorated with red and yellow on one side, but only yellow on the other, this brochure also has an image of Jasper Park Lodge that resembles, but is not identical to, the one on a 1937 menu shown here … Continue reading
Though the cover claims this is a map of Canada, it doesn’t include any of the northern territories or even the northern parts of Canada’s major provinces. It does show all of the 48 states and (in an inset) most … Continue reading
In 1956, the Alaska Railroad still had trains called the Aurora (now spelled AuRoRa to emphasize the railroad’s initials) and Midnight Sun, but they operated on very different schedules than in 1931. In the earlier year, both trains went from … Continue reading
In 1957, Palm Springs was served twice daily by the Golden State and Imperial. Both of these were Southern Pacific trains, yet this brochure claims that the resort area was “served by Union Pacific Railroad.” Putting it mildly, that’s a … Continue reading
Yesterday’s brochure featured giant Boulder Dam; today’s features giant Hoover Dam. Of course, they are both the same dam; the name simply depended on whether the Democrats or Republicans were in control of Congress. Of the two, Hoover was probably … Continue reading
