This menu says San Francisco Overland on the cover. Inside, however, it says, “23-24 27-28.” Trains 27 & 28 were indeed the Overland, but 23 & 24 were the Gold Coast, the route’s tertiary train (after the City of San … Continue reading
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This menu shows the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The text observes that “A good vantage point is from beautiful Grand Canyon Lodge on the brink of the North Rim,” which not coincidentally was owned by Union Pacific. Technically, … Continue reading
I ended yesterday’s post with a question: Did UP go out of its way to use Southern California-themed covers for Shriner’s taking the train to the Los Angeles convention? The answer turns out to be “no,” as today’s menus have … Continue reading
Here’s a menu used by Shriner’s on their home from the Los Angeles convention, this time for a group from Denver. This menu included an insert listing the names of the officers of that particular chapter of what was then … Continue reading
Another in the series of university covers, this menu features the University of California at Los Angeles. While it seems likely that Union Pacific would have at least one more menu with a California university, I haven’t found it. However, … Continue reading
Between 1950 and 1953, some Union Pacific menus featured photos of university campuses (or at least university administration buildings). I’ve seen two for Kansas and Washington, so if it had two for each state that it served, there would be … Continue reading
This menu was used on the same American Express Banner Tour as yesterday’s, and is identical on the inside. Outside, the photo is similar but taken in the summer rather than winter and from a somewhat higher elevation. A better … Continue reading
This menu is undated, but the California State Railroad Museum has a menu with the same cover dated 1967. Since the photo and caption to the left of the photo are similar to yesterday’s menu, I had guessed that it … Continue reading
Dated June 18, 1948, this menu shows two skiers instead of one and provides a somewhat closer view of the Sun Valley resort. The menu itself is for an “American Express Banner Tour,” and offers a complete meal with a … Continue reading
Dated January 21, 1948, and marked on the inside for the Los Angeles Limited, which then carried the prestigious numbers 1 and 2, this is the earliest color-cover menu I have seen featuring Sun Valley. The image shows a lone … Continue reading