The history page in this edition is about the Alamo, which of course has absolutely nothing to do with railroads except it was/is in a future city that would be served by Missouri Pacific. The artwork is signed “Keil.” Click … Continue reading
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We’ve previously seen a 1955 timetable that included an article on the Pony Express, which it described as one of a series of “historic landmarks in the MoPac empire.” Today’s edition begins moving in that direction with a four-color article … Continue reading
The color page before the centerfold map features Mississippi. This was number 10 in the state series and since MP served 11 states, timetable writers would have one more edition before they would have to make more creative use of … Continue reading
The inside front cover of this timetable advertises “beautiful new planetarium-dome coaches” for the Texas Eagle. The illustration accompanying the ad strangely shows saguaro cactus, which doesn’t grow anywhere in Missouri Pacific territory. Click image to download a 24.7-MB PDF … Continue reading
After five years of the magazine-style timetable format, Missouri Pacific was becoming a bit repetitious. The inside front cover advertised generic Eagles trains. The first full-color article (the page before the centerfold map) was on Nebraska, with a note saying … Continue reading
For November, Missouri Pacific made a small change to the front cover. Instead of red and black, the strip on the bottom of the cover is printed in yellow and black. This is a lot easier to read. Click image … Continue reading
Full page, four-color articles in this issue describe America’s wheat belt (which only slightly overlapped with Missouri Pacific routes), San Francisco, the Royal Gorge route to California, and outdoor music concerts in St. Louis. The inside front cover announces that … Continue reading
Missouri Pacific issued four timetables a year, so April 1947 was probably the second magazine-style timetable issued by the railroad and this was the third. While the April issue had full-page, four-color articles about Denver and St. Louis, this one … Continue reading
This edition of MP’s magazine-style timetables had color photographs accompanying full-page articles about Omaha, Dallas, Salt Lake City, and (on the back cover) Mexico. Another article includes recipes for oyster bisque, creole potatoes, and pumpkin pie “recommended” by Missouri Pacific … Continue reading
Over the next several months I am going to present around 150 timetables, including more than 50 from the Burlington Route, more than 30 from the Rock Island, and more than 50 from a variety of other railroads. But first … Continue reading