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Bicentennial Covers

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Train LoverAugust 21, 2019

Although the American Freedom Train that was put together for the Bicentennial used two different steam locomotives at different times, the one that made the lasting impression — and that is still active today — was the Southern Pacific 4449. That locomotive is the one that is depicted on the cancellation stamp used on this cover — whose stamp was cancelled even though the envelope has no mailing address.

Click image to download a 128-KB PDF of this cover.

John D’Aloia provided the scans of this cover as well as of a ticket stub for a ride on the Freedom Train. I hope he got to go and enjoyed the ride. Continue reading →

White Pass & Yukon 75th Anniversary

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Train LoverAugust 21, 2019

The White Pass & Yukon, truly one of the most scenic narrow-gauge lines in the world, was completed in July, 1900 and celebrated its 75th anniversary with this cover. Although the railway begins in Skagway, Alaska, it is mostly a Canadian railroad as only the first 15 miles of its 110-mile route are in the United States.

Click image to download a 182-KB PDF of this cover.

I was at the White Pass & Yukon’s centennial celebration. People were asked to come in period dress, so I dressed as James J. Hill. The White Pass people thought that was appropriate as Hill had apparently made an early investment in the railroad. Continue reading →

First Trip of the 1948 20th Century Limited

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Train LoverAugust 21, 2019

In September, 1948, New York Central invited General Dwight Eisenhower to inaugurate the postwar 20th Century Limited, which consisted of all-new passenger cars pulled by nearly new Diesel locomotives. The railroad printed up this “First Trip” envelope to be hand cancelled on board the train’s railway post office.

Click image to download a 145-KB PDF of this cover.

Stamp collectors call envelopes like this “covers,” which is just an archaic word for “envelope.” Scans of this cover and several others that I’ll present in the next few days are from the collection of Streamliner Memories reader John D’Aloia. Continue reading →

Chicago Union Depot

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Train LoverAugust 21, 2019

Before Chicago Union Station opened in 1925, there was Chicago Union Depot, which opened in 1881. The depot served joint owners Pennsylvania, Burlington, Chicago & Alton, and what is now called the Milwaukee Road but was then called the St. Paul Road.

Click image to download a 389-KB PDF of this postcard.

These railroads had tracks between the Chicago River and Canal Street. Union Depot was a long, narrow building that stretched between Madison Street on the north and Adams on the south on the same side of Canal Street as the tracks. Continue reading →

The Land of Perfect Desire

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Train LoverSeptember 12, 2019

This booklet says that California can be “reached quickly and with all the comforts of travel by the Chicago, Union Pacific & North Western Line,” which was the name of the tour company owned by the two railroads. The booklet naturally focuses on San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, with a brief description of Yosemite and Sequoia national parks.

Click image to download a 11.5-MB PDF of this 36-page booklet.

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Welcome Map to San Francisco

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Train LoverSeptember 12, 2019

This isn’t really railroad memorabilia: the cover says “with compliments of the Southern Pacific,” but it wasn’t published by the railroad. In fact, it doesn’t say who it was published by, but there is a large ad on the back for Sunset Magazine. Southern Pacific had started Sunset (named after its premiere train) in 1898, but sold it to some of its employees in 1914, who in turn sold it to Lane Publishing in 1929. Lane probably issued this map.

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Despite the front cover mention of SP, the brochure has almost no other Southern Pacific references. The map of San Francisco shows SP’s Townsend Street depot, and the map of the larger Bay Area shows SP’s Oakland station, but not the Berkeley or Richmond stations. The list of “smart shops, fine food, [and] stimulating diversion” (all of which were probably paid for by the businesses) includes two airline ticket offices but no railroad ticket offices. Still, SP made it available to its passengers visiting the Bay Area.

West Rides the Californian

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Train LoverSeptember 12, 2019

The Californian was the local counterpart to the Golden State Limited on the Rock Island-Southern Pacific route between Chicago and Los Angeles. It began operating in 1910, was cancelled in 1930 due to the Depression, then was revived in 1937 to compete with the Challenger and El Capitan. Like the Challenger, it had both coaches and tourist sleepers.

Click image to download a 5.9-MB PDF of this brochure.

I thought this issue of West would have new content, but it turns out be an almost word-for-word and picture-for-picture duplicate, albeit in a larger format, of a 1940 brochure. Both admit that “Southern Pacific’s twin economy trains to California — the Californian (Chicago-Los Angeles) and San Francisco Challenger (Chicago-San Francisco)” are “more popular than the streamliners and the limiteds,” mainly because they cost less. Continue reading →

Golden Gate Expo Oriental Tower Menu

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Train LoverSeptember 12, 2019

This menu shows the Oriental building at the Golden Gate Expo. The same building is shown in the daytime in the postcard below, which is still more yellow than the actual building.

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This breakfast menu was for a trip by the Chicago Real Estate Board to a national convention in Los Angeles in October, 1939. The fair was closed on October 29, 1939 but reopened again in May, 1940. It seems logical that the Real Estate Board took the Golden State Limited direct to Los Angeles, but they may have diverted to the fair on their way to the convention. Continue reading →

Golden Gate Expo Phantom Arch Menu

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Train LoverSeptember 12, 2019

Like yesterday’s cover, this menu cover showing the “fountain of phantom arches” exaggerates the gold and yellow colors of the subject matter. Known as the Tower of the Sun, the tall building in the background was the centerpiece of the fair and — as shown in the postcard below — was constructed of plain concrete, with a few yellow decorations.

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Dated September, 1939, this dinner menu was used on the San Francisco Overland Limited and is. It offered complete dinners centered around trout, fried chicken, lamb chops, poached eggs, or prime rib. Surprisingly, the trout is more expensive than the prime rib. There is also a sirloin steak dinner that is more expensive still (multiply prices by 20 to approximate today’s dollars). The a la carte side has oysters and oyster stew, fillet mignon (which cost less than a sirloin steak), lamb chops, and a variety of other entrées. Continue reading →

Golden Gate Expo “Pacifica” Menu

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Train LoverSeptember 12, 2019

In 1939, Southern Pacific issued a series of menus advertising the Golden Gate International Exposition, which was held on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. This menu features a large statue called “Pacifica,” which was meant to symbolize the connections between San Francisco and countries throughout the Pacific region.

Click image to download a 535-KB PDF of this menu.

The image on this and other menus, along with other advertising for the fair, shows buildings seemingly covered in gold or, at least, yellow paint. Even aerial views of the expo emphasized a golden color. In fact, as shown in the color video below (which opens on the Pacifica statue), this was all hype; the buildings were plain concrete, which in 1939 was impressive enough, but the yellow coloring was artistic license and probably meant to recall the “Golden Gate.” Continue reading →