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These blotters from the Dale Hastin collection all relate to the C&NW 400, which was inaugurated on January 2, 1935. PDFs of the blotters are all around 300 to 400 KB in size. Dated 1936, this appears to be the … Continue reading
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These blotters from the Dale Hastin collection all advertise C&NW trains that reach California via the Union Pacific from Omaha. PDFs of the blotters are about 400 to 600 KB in size. The tiny numbers in the lower left corner … Continue reading
These blotters from the Dale Hastin collection aren’t dated, but most seem to be from before 1900. PDFs of the blotters are about 500 to 700 KB in size. This blotter shows the Dakota territory, suggesting it is from before … Continue reading
The City of Denver and Denver Zephyr each took 16 hours to go from Chicago to Denver. But the Chicago & North Western/Union Pacific route was 14 miles longer, so technically, the City of Denver was the faster train, average … Continue reading
“This is THE Year for a Western Vacation,” proclaims this booklet. “Western railway and Pullman fares have never been lower,” it explains, adding that, “thanks to air conditioning” passengers will enjoy “travel comfort such as you have never experienced before.” … Continue reading
After the Union Pacific removed its City trains from the Chicago and North Western to the Milwaukee Road in 1956, C&NW passenger service rapidly declined. By 1962, when this timetable was produced, it had just five routes left: Chicago-Twin Cities … Continue reading
This well-worn timetable features the 400s, the not-yet-daily Streamliners, and numerous steam-powered, heavyweight trains. For some reason, the City of Portland is trains 1 & 2, while other streamliners are numbered much higher: 101 & 102 City of San Francisco, … Continue reading
Chicago & North Western fully streamlined its 400 in 1939, but the postmark on this postcard showing the train crossing the Mississippi on the Stone Arch Bridge is dated 1949. The bridge itself was built by the Great Northern Railway, … Continue reading
No, that’s not an April Fool’s joke: the North Coast Limited really was a Chicago & North Western train for about seven years in the 1910s. This seems peculiar for those used to thinking of the train as a Northern … Continue reading
This note pad is nearly identical to yesterday’s, except that the “Ship and travel North Western” slogan has been replaced by “the CarFax Route.” Car-Fax was a C&NW trademark describing “railway freight transportation services, consisting of an electronic integrated data … Continue reading