Though stretched over six panels, instead of the four used in the 1934 timetable, this timetable has, of course, fewer trains. Gone are the narrow-gauge trains over Marshal and La Veta passes. Gone is the Scenic Limited. Gone are trains … Continue reading
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In 1934, the Denver & Rio Grande Western had just completed the Dotsero Cutoff allowing its trains to go due west from Denver through the Moffat Tunnel and over the Denver & Salt Lake Railroad to Grand Junction and Salt … Continue reading
All the streamliners were in daily service by the time this timetable was issued. The City of Los Angeles, facing stiff competition from the Super Chief, was still on a 39-3/4-hour schedule, but the City of Portland was 40 hours … Continue reading
The cover promises “coast to coast,” and the centerfold map shows a complex network of routes in all 48 states. But the timetables themselves reveal that Union Pacific Stages (and partner Interstate Transit Lines) basically follow the U.P. rail system. … Continue reading
Here’s a complete timetable for the Union Pacific system issued after all of the initial streamliners had been put into operation. The timetable also includes numerous heavyweight trains as well as a few transcontinental motor buses. Click image to download … Continue reading
I have two Great Northern condensed timetables for the summer of 1965, one that was “effective May 23-September 6” and one “effective August 22-October 31.” The only substantive difference I can find is that, on the earlier timetable, train number … Continue reading
Starting in 1957, the Great Northern put this eye-catching cover on its complete timetables. Whereas the 1947 and 1951 timetable covers were printed with just two colors (green and orange), with green print on all inside pages, this timetable cover … Continue reading
This condensed timetable requires just four pages the same size as the full 1955 timetable. The condensed version gives the schedules for Great Northern’s main trains, leaving out the dozens of local trains that the railroad was rapidly discontinuing anyway. … Continue reading
Great Northern’s summer 1955 timetable was the first to feature dome cars on the Empire Builder. The domes are illustrated in an ad on the back cover whose drawing is carefully cropped to disguise the fact that the dome closest … Continue reading
The streamlined Empire Builder was introduced in February, 1947, so this is the first summer timetable featuring that train. A full 21 pages of this 44-page booklet are devoted to Great Northern trains (including connecting Burlington and SP&S trains), partly … Continue reading