Burlington updated its Mississippi River Scenic Line brochure after adding vista-domes to the Twin Zephyrs. The new brochure still includes the history of the region–for some reason, no longer credited to Lucia Lewis–and the city-by-city guide, with updated population data. … Continue reading
At first glance, this 1945 brochure appears to be a general history of transportation, but a close look reveals it is actually the Chicago-Denver version of yesterday’s Chicago-Twin Cities along-the-way brochure. Like yesterday’s brochure, the first half is a history … Continue reading
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
Dated October, 1949, just seven months after the California Zephyr‘s inaugural run, this must be one of the first editions of this brochure that was given to passengers in various forms over the years. Most of the illustrations of the … Continue reading
Published in 1926, this booklet not only has a milepost guide to cities and sights along the Northern Pacific, it has the times that NP’s various trains are scheduled to pass those sites. The trains listed include trains 1 and … Continue reading
Like yesterday’s Rio Grande brochure, this one is undated. Unlike yesterday’s, the maps in this one include the Moffat Tunnel route, which dates it to after 1934. The Rio Grande initially only had trackage rights over the Denver and Salt … Continue reading
This 12-page brochure from the mid- to late-1960s purports to be an “along-the-way” travelogue, but in face only four of the pages provide a city-by-city guide to the Northern Pacific’s route between the Twin Cities and the Pacific Northwest. The … Continue reading
This brochure has no date but was published after 1952, as it mentions the Northern Pacific Mainstreeter, which started service late in that year. It not mention the North Coast Limited‘s dome cars, which went into service in 1954, suggesting … Continue reading
The 1950 version of the westbound here-you-are brochure is superficially the same as the 1949 brochure, but in fact the text and graphics have been almost completely redone. Click image to download a PDF of this four-page brochure. The GN … Continue reading
Here is the 1950 eastbound counterpart to yesterday’s “Here You Are” brochure for Empire Builder passengers. Eastbound passengers had to get up early to see Glacier Park, as the train arrived at West Glacier (Belton) at about 7:30 am. Click … Continue reading
