In late 1960, Union Pacific changed the cover of its timetables from one that had a small map of its system to the fully detailed map of its lines as shown below. This map was used in place of the centerfold map that had been in earlier editions and helped the railroad reduce the size of its timetable from 52 to 44 pages.
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I’ve previously noted that all Union Pacific system timetables from 1951 through at least 1959 (and probably through mid-1960) followed the same outline so that the station index on pages 3 through 5 remained unchanged for this entire period. Surprisingly, the station index in this 1961 timetable is almost identical to the earlier ones, which was possible because the index refers to table numbers, not page numbers. A very careful reading reveals a few very minor changes, but for the most part all of the stations and tables remained intact, though obviously some of the tables are on different pages in this shorter timetable. Continue reading