I rode the Southern Crescent in both 1977 and 1978, but I probably collected these in 1978 with yesterday’s timetable. The first is a nice piece of stationery that shows the Southern’s distinctly painted E units and the logo with … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Miscellany
Although the Rio Grande Zephyr was a quality operation, as seen yesterday the railroad did not bother to adorn its menus with photos of scenery seen along the way. The same was true with ticket envelopes; while those from the … Continue reading
Other than a 1957 calendar, which I hope to eventually get to, and a few other tiny items, this will pretty finish off my collection of Burlington paper memorabilia. Of course, I may end up acquiring more. Click image to … Continue reading
This looks like an envelope that would be used by a conductor, but the labels on it make it appear to be something that would be given to a coach passenger. The top part is a hat check, meant to … Continue reading
Unlike yesterday’s, this piece includes the entire calendar. However, I’ve only scanned the first page showing January, 1957 (and, in smaller print, December 1956, and February 1956). Click image to download a 1.9-MB PDF of this calendar. The calendar came … Continue reading
This looks like a poster but it is actually the top of a calendar. Unfortunately, someone cut the bottom off before I acquired it. The calendar is presumably for 1953, the year the Super Domes first appeared on the Hiawathas. … Continue reading
Here are several items that could have come from a single, somewhat circuitous, trip in around 1960. (But they didn’t; I received them from multiple sources.) Click any image to download a PDF of that item. First, you get an … Continue reading
This oddly dimensioned folder contains two framable portraits of the Jupiter and 119, the locomotives that met at the Last Spike ceremony in 1869. Unfortunately, the portraits are printed on some sort of metallic material such as aluminum foil, creating … Continue reading
Union Pacific issued this paint guide for passenger and freight stations in 1956. The guide includes color chips and references to Pittsburgh paint numbers. Exteriors were to be off-white with Kentucky green trim and wainscoting. Station agents were given a … Continue reading
Except for the Winged Streamliner logo in place of a rose, this score pad is nearly identical to one we’ve seen for the Portland Rose. Both of them are nearly identical to one we’ve seen for the Great Northern, which … Continue reading