This 1939 brochure includes six pages of history of the upper Mississippi, a colorful centerfold map, and five pages describing towns and sights seen from the Twin Cities Zephyr or another Burlington train. The back cover advertises the Morning and … Continue reading
This timetable provides a snapshot of the Burlington during the post-war transition period. The Empire Builder had been streamlined, and the Twin Zephyrs had some of the nation’s first dome cars. But the California Zephyr had yet to be introduced … Continue reading
The Colorado & Southern traces its history to several Colorado railroads connecting mining communities such as Georgetown, Leadville, and Cripple Creek with Denver and Colorado Springs. Other lines went to Pueblo and Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Union Pacific bought controlling interest … Continue reading
This 1946 four-panel brochure is 5-1/2″x8-1/2″ folded but opens to 22 inches wide. The brochure briefly describes each of the main destinations reached by the Burlington and its parent railroads, GN and NP (though they are only mentioned on a … Continue reading
For 1941, Burlington Escorted Tours offered 36 different tours, including many tours combining two or more destinations such as Glacier, Yellowstone, the Pacific Northwest, California, and the Canadian Rockies. To fit all these tours in the booklet, it is 8 … Continue reading
Burlington’s 1940 tour book had this illustration of Mt. Rainier on the cover. The booklet offered 21 luxury tours including the usual trips to national parks, the Canadian Rockies, California, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska. Click image to download a … Continue reading
For 1939, Burlington replaced the beautiful, four-color cover on its 1938 tour booklet with this somewhat harsh cover of mainly orange and blue that focuses more on the people rather than scenery. Inside, the booklet offers 29 different tours. Tours … Continue reading
This 20-page booklet describes six “bargain tours” to California and the Pacific Northwest (including Alaska). Budget tours that focus on Glacier, Rocky Mountain, and Yellowstone parks must be in another booklet. These exercises help you to improve sperm production as … Continue reading
This 68-page booklet describes more than twenty tours to national parks and cities in the West. Starting from Chicago, tours range from nine-day tours to Yellowstone costing (with a lower berth) about $160 (about $1,800 in today’s money) to 28-day … Continue reading
In this booklet, the Burlington Route and Santa Fe Lines combined their marketing skills to offer a three-week tour to the Southwest, California, and Colorado. Actually, the tour was mostly in the Southwest and California with only a brief stop … Continue reading
