No. 8 in the historic landmark series, which appears on the page just before the centerfold map, features the old St. Louis courthouse. “Until 1861 slave auctions were held on its east steps” and in 1847 it hosted the infamous … Continue reading
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Today’s timetable features the battle of San Jacinto on its “historic landmarks” page. For those not familiar with Texas history, this was the battle after the Alamo in which the Texas forces routed the Mexicans and won their independence. This … Continue reading
“No. 6 in a series devoted to historic landmarks” features the Land of Evangeline, something that Missouri Pacific had in common with Canadian Pacific. The Canadian Pacific’s Evangeline was a fictitious person who represented the French Acadians who were exiled … Continue reading
The history page in this timetable features the Battle of New Orleans, which it describes as “a victory that was not really needed.” As most Americans may recall, the War of 1812 had ended two weeks before the battle, but … Continue reading
The history page in this edition is about the Alamo, which of course has absolutely nothing to do with railroads except it was/is in a future city that would be served by Missouri Pacific. The artwork is signed “Keil.” Click … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a 1955 timetable that included an article on the Pony Express, which it described as one of a series of “historic landmarks in the MoPac empire.” Today’s edition begins moving in that direction with a four-color article … Continue reading
The color page before the centerfold map features Mississippi. This was number 10 in the state series and since MP served 11 states, timetable writers would have one more edition before they would have to make more creative use of … Continue reading
The inside front cover of this timetable advertises “beautiful new planetarium-dome coaches” for the Texas Eagle. The illustration accompanying the ad strangely shows saguaro cactus, which doesn’t grow anywhere in Missouri Pacific territory. Click image to download a 24.7-MB PDF … Continue reading
After five years of the magazine-style timetable format, Missouri Pacific was becoming a bit repetitious. The inside front cover advertised generic Eagles trains. The first full-color article (the page before the centerfold map) was on Nebraska, with a note saying … Continue reading
For November, Missouri Pacific made a small change to the front cover. Instead of red and black, the strip on the bottom of the cover is printed in yellow and black. This is a lot easier to read. Click image … Continue reading