These are the last of the Burlington blotters I scanned from the Dale Hastin collection. The first two introduce the Kansas City Zephyr and the American Royal Zephyr. Click image to download a 307-KB PDF of this blotter. These two … Continue reading
These blotters from the Dale Hastin collection are a little more generic than the Burlington blotters we’ve seen so far. The first advertises nine different trains including the Denver Zephyr, which began operating in 1936, and the Aristocrat, which was … Continue reading
As previously noted, Trailways (unlike Greyhound) was an association of independent companies operating under the same banner for advertising purposes. Burlington and Santa Fe led in the formation of the association in 1936. Click image to download a 463-KB PDF … Continue reading
Today’s blotters from the Dale Hastin collection each feature a specific train or, in one case, two trains. The first one, the Chicago Limited, was the eastbound counterpart to the Denver Limited. These unimaginatively named trains (Wikipedia lists four other … Continue reading
While yesterday’s blotters focused on Colorado and Yellowstone, these add Glacier Park to the mix. Judging from the typeface, the first one is probably older than the other three. Click image to download a 446-KB PDF of this blotter. The … Continue reading
Only one of these blotters has the escorted tours logo on it, but all are of the same vintage. Since Burlington Escorted Tours began in 1925 and one of the blotters mentions the Denver Limited–a train that was replaced in … Continue reading
These two blotters from the Dale Hastin collection were both issued in the same era. The first was clearly from 1939 as it encourages people to go to the Golden Gate Exposition. Click image to download a 463-KB PDF of … Continue reading
These blotters, the first three of which are from the Dale Hastin collection, are undated but by their context I presume they are from the post-war period. The first one says that the Great Big Baked Potato “is now restored … Continue reading
These blotters from the Dale Hastin collection are undated, but most of them advertise the North Coast Limited as being air conditioned, which would put them in the late 1930s. The first blotter, in the shape of a “Great Big … Continue reading
These blotters from the Dale Hastin collection reveal how colorful and fantastic the 1933 Chicago Century of Progress Exposition must have been. Instead of relying on classical architectural styles, as the 1893 Columbian Exposition had done, the planners of the … Continue reading
