By 1966, Union Pacific’s passenger service was pretty much down to the City trains and a few secondary trains such as Portland Rose. But nearly half of the back of this map is devoted to advertising passenger trains and passenger … Continue reading
This map divides the 48 states into 27 different regions and provides information about what the freight rates would be from one region to another. I’m not personally interested enough in freight trains to figure it out, but it is … Continue reading
This 1967 map of Minnesota was made mainly for shippers so they could see what communities were served by the Northern Pacific. The railway also courteously showed the lines of 17 other railroads, from Canadian National to Erie Mining Co. … Continue reading
The North Coast Hiawatha isn’t shown on this 1980 map, as it was one of six trains eliminated by President Carter in a futile effort to show that he was fiscally conservative. Deleting the train made no more economic sense … Continue reading
Like the Louisville & Nashville map posted here a month ago, this one has a map of the United States on one side and a close-up view of the states served by the relevant railroad on the other side. The … Continue reading
The Delaware & Hudson considered itself the nation’s oldest “continuously operated transportation company,” as it started in 1823 to build and operate a canal that opened in 1828. The canal was converted to a railroad in the 1860s. The railroad … Continue reading
Unlike some railroad maps, which have a map on one side and advertising on the other, this one has maps on both sides: the United States on the back and a close-up of the South on the front, leaving just … Continue reading
The vacation guide side of this brochure has 7″x9″ panels devoted to each of Burlington’s most scenic destinations: Glacier, Rocky Mountain, and Yellowstone parks, the Pacific Northwest, and California. Half panels briefly describe the Black Hills, dude ranches, and the … Continue reading
Most railroad maps like this have the map on one side and advertising on the other. NP instead printed an 8″x9″ cover and a 17″x31″ map that is folded and glued to the inside of the cover. Since the backs … Continue reading
With the UP-MP-WP merger approved, UP issued this map in 1983. It might be hard to tell from the PDF, but the cover and the map are printed on two different pieces of paper and glued together. But tadalafil 40mg … Continue reading
