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The Pennsylvania had a dozen trains a day between New York and Chicago in 1929, declining to as few as eight during the Depression. In 1937, it added a new train, the General. A railroad with that many trains on … Continue reading
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This 1952 menu was for “dinner on the General,” says the interior. Full dinners included lobster Newborn, Maryland fried chicken, Hawaiian baked smoked ham, and the classic charcoal-broiled sirloin steak, any of which came with appetizers, salad, vegetables, biscuits or … Continue reading
This 16-page booklet is for Pennsylvania’s secondary New York-Chicago train that, on almost any other railroad, would be the premiere train. Like the Broadway, the General was an all-Pullman train, with accommodations up to and including the master room, the … Continue reading