As previously mentioned here, in 1926 the Santa Fe introduced the Chief, which went between Chicago and Los Angeles in 63 hours, five hours faster than previous trains. The railroad also charged a $10 extra fare (about $175 in today’s … Continue reading
A few months ago I presented a 1912 booklet about the Olympian. This booklet is similar but, based on the list of agents in the back, I date it to 1913. It is worth noting that, in November, 1915, the … Continue reading
The brilliant cover of this booklet was designed to remind travelers that only the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul offered all-steel trains between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest in 1911. At that time, the steel industry, though more than 50 … Continue reading
“‘Keep the Key to Your City,’ cried the celebrated man” shown in the comic on the wrap-around cover of this booklet, “‘I’m far too comfortable on the North Coast Limited.’” Like the cover of yesterday’s brochure, this one is by … Continue reading
Instead of being about Yellowstone, Lewis & Clark, or hunting mountain goats, this 1910 Northern Pacific booklet is about the railway’s passenger trains. At the time, NP operated four daily St. Paul-Seattle trains and one train between St. Louis (via … Continue reading
As we’ve seen in the last few days, Great Northern engaged in a major public relations campaign when it inaugurated the new Oriental Limited, a nearly-all-steel train, in 1924. We’ve previously seen two booklets issued about this train, and this … Continue reading
Because of the San Francisco and San Diego exhibitions celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal, “California the wonderland, with two Expositions, will be irresistible” in 1915, says this booklet. For easterners who could not resist, the Golden State Limited … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen an elegant booklet introducing the Santa Fe’s first Super Chief, a rather ugly train consisting of heavyweight Pullmans towed by flat-faced Diesels known as 1 and 1A (but sometimes called Mutt & Jeff). That train was introduced … Continue reading
Several months ago, I wrote that since the St. Paul road was the last to reach the Pacific Northwest, it needed to “make a statement” with its transcontinental passenger trains. This booklet shows how it did so. Click image to … Continue reading
Introduced in 1905, the Oriental Limited was the pride of the Great Northern. This 1911 booklet says that the train had “recently been augmented by the installation of entirely new equipment throughout.” The new cars had electric lights, wide vestibules, … Continue reading
