This colorful booklet is marked “Chicago and North Western Railway System,” but is in the same series as Union Pacific booklets. In fact, I have otherwise identical booklets but from different years that are marked “Union Pacific” and “Union Pacific/Chicago … Continue reading
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For 1939, the cover of the Union Pacific Pacific Northwest booklet shows a map of Oregon and Washington indicating Union Pacific rail lines and some, but not all, connecting lines. Southern Pacific lines to California are shown, as is the … Continue reading
This 1929 Pacific Northwest booklet has a green cover reminiscent of the evergreen forests that blanket much of the Northwest as well as Southeast Alaska. The image embossed into the front cover is Oregon’s Multnomah Falls, which is visible from … Continue reading
This 1923 booklet is in the “painted-cover” format, and the back cover painting (shown below) includes representations of Alaska and Washington’s Mt. Rainier. Part of the front cover shows Multnomah Falls, but unfortunately someone clipped off half of the front … Continue reading
The perfection of color photography allowed Union Pacific to issue travel booklets filled with real color photos after World War II. The booklets were smaller in format than those from before the war–about 5-1/4×7-1/2 vs. 7×10–but sometimes made up for … Continue reading
Here is an example of the third generation of Union Pacific tour books, one with the map-on-cover. What were they thinking? For people who’ve been to California, a map might evoke some nice memories, but people who’ve already been somewhere … Continue reading
This is a 1927 update of yesterday’s booklet, and it would establish a pattern that Union Pacific would follow for at least a decade: 7″x10″ booklets made of particularly stiff paper, with covers color-keyed to their subject and embossed with … Continue reading
This being the start of a new year, I’m introducing the first of a number of tour books published by the Union Pacific Railroad. The railroad published similar guides over the years for California, Colorado, the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, … Continue reading
This 1946 booklet advertises the route from Cody, Wyoming, to Yellowstone Park. Burlington rails had reached Cody in 1901, and no doubt the railroad lobbied hard for the construction of the Cody Road, which opened in 1903. This made it … Continue reading
This 32-page brochure is in pristine condition, especially considering it is around 80 years old. It is undated, but there are several clues about the date it was published. Click image to download a 17.4-MB PDF of this 32-page brochure. … Continue reading