Union Pacific says that its evocatively named Columbine began operating between Chicago and Denver in 1929. However, this June 1927 timetable (contributed by Tim Zukas) has a full-page ad introducing the train, which replaced the Colorado Special, one of three … Continue reading
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The front cover of this timetable, which was contributed by Streamliner Memories reader Tim Zukas, advertises “low vacation fares to the Union Pacific West.” A table indicates that the round-trip fare from Chicago to Yellowstone was $56.50, which sounds low … Continue reading
Like yesterday’s timetable, the cover shown below is the back cover. The front cover is an ad for “new booklets and folders” describing “vacation variety” in the “Union Pacific West.” Many of these booklets can be found elsewhere on Streamliner … Continue reading
The front cover (the image below is the back cover) of this 103-year-old timetable advertises “Three Trains Chicago to Denver” and “Two Trains St. Louis to Denver,” most of which can make the journey in “one sleep.” From Chicago, the … Continue reading
This timetable is 88 pages long. Except for a 1943 CN timetable, that’s by far the longest seen here on Streamliner Memories. Canadian Pacific timetables from this era maxed out at around 68 pages and U.S. railroad timetables were usually … Continue reading
Canadian Pacific timetables included schedules of its steamships as well as its trains. The company’s newest ship, the third Empress of Britain, is featured in a Chesley Bonestell painting on the inside front cover. Trans-Atlantic ocean liner schedules on page … Continue reading
“Our trains go to Florida, Florida and Florida” says an ad in this timetable, which was published three years after Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard merged and four months before Amtrak would take over passenger trains to Florida. Indeed, the … Continue reading
Like the Seaboard, Atlantic Coast Line still had a lot of Florida trains in the 1960s. At the top of the list was the New York-Naples/Miami Champion, ACL’s answer to Seaboard’s Silver Meteor. In addition, there was the New York-St. … Continue reading
In 1961, passenger service was declining on many railroads, but Seaboard still offered four trains a day between New York and Florida. The Silver Meteor went to Miami and St. Petersburg, the Silver Star and Palmland went primarily to Miami … Continue reading
The Chicago-Twin Cities corridor was served by a remarkable number of railroads. In addition to the St. Paul, North Western, and Burlington, the Wisconsin Central (later Soo Line), Minneapolis & St. Louis, Chicago Great Western, and Rock Island all attempted … Continue reading