In 1963, the Florida East Coast Railroad, which was just emerging from bankruptcy, decided to buck the union work rules that had been accepted by the rest of the railroad industry. This allowed the railroad to operate much more efficiently, … Continue reading
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This menu appears to show a succession of six locomotives used during the Illinois Central’s long history. However, the first one is questionable. The Illinois Central was first conceived in 1836, but little if anything was built before 1850. Yet … Continue reading
The City of Miami required four different railroads to make the 1,500-mile trip between Chicago and Miami, and Illinois Central had the longest segment between Chicago and Birmingham. The trains left Chicago/Birmingham early in the morning and arrived at the … Continue reading
In 1936, Texas celebrated the 100th anniversary of its independence from Mexico with a world’s fair in Dallas. Despite then-still-rampant racism, the fair included a Hall of Negro Life, which presented black culture in exhibits from 32 states and DC. … Continue reading
This beautiful if imaginary scene shows the Colorado Eagle arriving somewhere in its namesake state. Missouri Pacific tracks only went as far as Pueblo. From there, the train was turned over to the Rio Grande, which took it north to … Continue reading
Here’s the lunch companion to yesterday’s breakfast menu and the previous Southern Railway dinner menu from 1970. Like the breakfast menu, this one offers at least one traditional Southern specialty. Also like the breakfast, this one has several entrĂ©es that … Continue reading
It’s always nice to have a menu that at least partly reflects local culture. This one offered a “Rebel Breakfast” consisting of a “crisp streak o’ lean bacon,” an egg, grits with gravy, bread, and a beverage. Since bacon was … Continue reading
We’ve seen a variation of this menu cover before on an early 1971 menu. That one was printed entirely in black ink on blue paper, while this one, which is dated October 1968, is printed in blue and green ink … Continue reading
The Detroit-Cleveland Mercury was New York Central’s first streamlined train, though it was actually a heavyweight with shrouds over the steam locomotive and passenger cars to make them look streamlined. Originally introduced in 1936 and designed by Henry Dreyfuss, the … Continue reading
This menu cover was designed especially for breakfast and promises milk from cows, eggs from chickens, bacon from pigs, and maybe there’s a wheat or corn field somewhere to provide cereal. Of course, there’s a C&NW 400 train in the … Continue reading