Dated April, 1955–just one month after yesterday’s brochure–this one actually has a photo demonstrating the advantage of the “divan-type seating” in the dome, which is that more than two people can sit side-by-side in the seats provided one is a … Continue reading
This stationery is unusual for its size and format. While most on-board stationary is folded in half–my scans only show the side that has printing–this stationery is unfolded. While most on-board stationery discreetly prints the name of the train and/or … Continue reading
In 1950, MGM released a musical called the The Duchess of Idaho. Set mostly in Sun Valley, the romantic comedy starred swimmer Esther Williams (who skied as well as swam in the movie) and happy-go-lucky Van Johnson. This June 17, … Continue reading
Temple Square, which the Union Pacific notes is “usually of chief interest to the visitor in Salt Lake City,” features the Mormon Temple and Mormon Tabernacle. Considering that it was built in the 1860s, the Tabernacle is remarkable for its … Continue reading
This menu has a sublime photo of the Grand Canyon taken from the North Rim, where Union Pacific built Grand Canyon Lodge. The inside menu is identical to yesterday’s Disneyland menu. Click image to download a 2.3-MB PDF of this … Continue reading
This City of Portland menu from April, 1971, the last month the train would operate, features Cinderella’s Castle on the cover. Instead of the small drawing that is usually above the photo description, this menu features a photo of a … Continue reading
Jackson Lake, with Mt. Moran (sometimes misidentified as Grand Teton) in the background, appears on the cover of this July, 1970 dinner menu marked for the City of Portland. The colorful boats in the water add to the picture of … Continue reading
In 1959, Union Pacific combined the City of Portland with the City of Denver, which pushed the former’s travel time up to 42-3/4 hours, three hours more than the train required between Chicago and Portland when it was inaugurated in … Continue reading
This 1971 dinner menu was printed for the City of Portland. Appropriately enough, it features a Fogg painting of a train in the Columbia River Gorge. But the railroad in the painting actually precedes the Union Pacific by several decades. … Continue reading
The inside of this 1958 menu is identical to yesterday’s coffee shop menus, but the cover photo shows a lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Today, we’ll compare it with a City of Portland dome-dining car menu from the same … Continue reading
