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Though this issue of West is undated, it offers a clue by showing a picture of the City of San Francisco with the caption saying, “The second City of San Francisco will start early in July.” Since that train began … Continue reading
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Although this is another undated issue, my guess would be February or April, 1941. The photos are all in color, which suggests a 1941 date rather than 1940, and I’ve seen the March, 1941 issue, which features Shasta Dam. Click … Continue reading
This edition of West is undated and there is nothing inside to indicate even a year. As promised on the cover, pages 2 and 3 focus on New Orleans, while page 4 briefly depicts other sites on the Sunset Route, … Continue reading
Yesterday’s edition of West had the month and year in the masthead, but this one does not. It encourages people to go to the 52nd Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, which took place in 1941, as well as other events … Continue reading
The big change between this and the previous Shasta timetable is the addition of the Beaver. As mentioned yesterday, this was an economy train that was to the all-Pullman Cascade what the Challenger was to the Los Angeles Limited, the … Continue reading
Under the name of West, Southern Pacific once published a series of monthly brochures whose covers looked like magazines, but each was just four pages long. All of the issues I have or have seen are from 1940 through 1942; … Continue reading
Here’s a dinner menu to go along with yesterday’s lunch. The cover shows the expo on Treasure Island along with the Bay and Golden Gate bridges, pride in which was the real excuse for the fair. Click image to download … Continue reading
This menu is undated, but the Golden Gate International Exposition took place in 1939 and 1940, so it is from one of those two years. The Federal Building shown on the cover of this menu covered seven acres and had … Continue reading
Southern Pacific’s advertising for its “four scenic routes” leaves out the two routes between San Fransisco Bay and Los Angeles: the Coast Route and the interior San Joaquin Route. But these are featured in this timetable. Like the Shasta and … Continue reading
Railroad employee magazines such as this one aren’t usually passenger memorabilia, but this particular issue contains a seven-page article on Southern Pacific’s San Francisco Bay ferries. The article includes nearly two dozen photos, at least one of which dates back … Continue reading