When Southern Railway decided not to join Amtrak, its president was Graham Claytor, who not only promoted passenger trains but supported steam-powered passenger excursions. Since the locomotives used for those excursions had originally been built for freight service, Claytor asked … Continue reading
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When Amtrak took over passenger service from most American railroads in 1971, a handful of railroads decided not to join. The most extensive was the Southern, whose menu here issued just before Amtrak announces its decision to keep operating its … Continue reading
Like other NP paper of the 1960s, the cover of this menu uses a black-and-white photo by NP telegrapher Ron Nixon without even a bit of red to enliven the scene. Inside, however, the menu is anything but drab, offering … Continue reading
How did Fred Harvey service at its Grand Canyon hotels differ from aboard Santa Fe trains? We have an answer thanks to the New York Public Library, which has menus from the El Tovar Hotel from 1921, 1949, and 1953, … Continue reading
Burlington used this children’s menu for many years, and one variation (cover shown below) substituted the word “California” for “Burlington” on the cover. The back of the menu has some self-serving nursery rhymes (“Jack and Jill went up the hill, … Continue reading
Here’s another menu dated January, 1946. By the date, the menu also has the letters “TZ,” which makes me think it was intended for use on the Texas Zephyr. If so, the menu doesn’t seem to emphasize any Texan or … Continue reading
This menu, like yesterday’s, is dated January, 1946, and it also has the same back cover as yesterday’s. So it is something of a surprise that the menu is so different inside. Like yesterday’s menu, this one features five table … Continue reading
The back cover of this January, 1946 menu advertises “America’s Distinctive Trains,” namely the Burlington Zephyrs. It says that “the Burlington Zephyrs now number more than a dozen,” and then lists exactly one dozen (but only if you count the … Continue reading
This menu has the same front cover (with the substitution of “Luncheon” for “Breakfast”) as yesterday’s, and the same back cover as well. Instead of advertising Burlington trains or destinations, the back cover is a 650-word editorial from the Association … Continue reading
This menu is from the collection of the New York Public Library, which misdates it to 1943 based on a statement that the menu prices comply with Office of Price Administration regulations issued in that year. In fact, the menu … Continue reading