The map in this brochure shows the location of roughly 750 forts, camps, fields, bases, and stations in the then-48 states. The other side of the brochure lists all of those installations by name along with the nearest train station. … Continue reading
With close to 650,000 residents (as of 2021), Las Vegas is the nation’s 25th-largest city. But in 1939, when Union Pacific issued this brochure, it had barely 8,000 residents, making it “still a frontier town,” according to this brochure. The … Continue reading
At 726 feet, Boulder Dam was the tallest in the world when it was completed. Although it wasn’t formally done until 1936, it was dedicated by President Roosevelt in September, 1935. Union Pacific published this brochure just one month later. … Continue reading
“It’s surprising how much of California’s unusual attractions vacation travelers can see” in two weeks, urges this brochure to travel agents. This would allow two days each in Los Angeles, San Diego (with a side trip to Mexico), Yosemite, and … Continue reading
Despite the name on the cover, the map on the back of this brochure only shows the Salt Lake Basin north of Ogden. Moreover, it extends well beyond the basin into the Snake River and Missouri River headwaters. Basically, it … Continue reading
This birdseye map show the “Pacific Slope,” which mostly means California with bits of Nevada off in the distance. Having been made in the early 1890s, almost all of the rail lines shown on the map are Southern Pacific, and … Continue reading
Here’s another “birdseye view” from the “World Pictorial Line,” a.k.a. the Union Pacific. The map in the brochure shows UP routes from Omaha to Cheyenne, Kansas City to Denver, and many of the routes in-between. Unlike yesterday’s brochure, nearly all … Continue reading
“By the recent acquisition of the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Railway, the Union Pacific System controls an imperial domain extending from the mountain heights of Colorado to the Gulf [of] Mexico,” proclaims this brochure, which includes a colorful “birdseye” … Continue reading
This issue of West, the first I’ve seen dated later than 1942, celebrates the 75th anniversary of the completion of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific transcontinental railroad. The cover drawing shows Chinese workers being “lowered in baskets to chip … Continue reading
The tour described in this brochure from the NPRHA — Lorenz Schrenk collection is different from the ones in shown in the last two days, mainly by including a trip to the Grand Tetons. The basic tour starts in Livingston … Continue reading
