As shown in the April 1967 timetable, Canadian Pacific continued the domecar theme started in the October 1966 timetable, only with spring & summer pictures outside of the domes. With this one, that theme continues with new fall & winter … Continue reading
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In the fall of 1966, Canadian Pacific thankfully replaced its black timetable covers with ones featuring a magical scene in one of its dome cars which is based on one interior photo but in which the exterior is half in … Continue reading
In Fall, 1963, Canadian Pacific issued a timetable with dramatically redesigned cover that replaced the company’s traditional yellow background with a pretty picture in the foreground with one that was simply black with “Canadian Pacific” in script. This was much … Continue reading
Canadian Pacific introduced the transcontinental Canadian in 1955. But, according to page 18 of this timetable, the railroad had a train of the same name in 1943. That train, however, only went between Toronto and Detroit. Click image to download … Continue reading
Consisting of twelve pages that are half the size of a regular timetable, this timetable uses the same amount of space as the 1961 condensed timetable. Not surprisingly, however, several trains are missing, mostly in the form of reduced frequencies. … Continue reading
The 1961 condensed timetable is only three-fourths as large as the 1957 edition. All of Rock Island’s train schedules (except Chicago commuter trains) fit on three 4″-by-9″ panels, whereas it took seven in 1957. Click image to download a 2.1-MB … Continue reading
Rock Island’s 1957 system timetable was a respectable 20 pages long. But the condensed version fits into the equivalent of just four pages. One whole page shows Chicago-Colorado, with five trains a day to Peoria, four to Des Moines, two … Continue reading
In 1960, Chesapeake & Ohio began buying stock in the Baltimore & Ohio. B&O stockholders approved the sale and by 1964 the C&O owned 90 percent of B&O stock. The two continued to operate as separate railroads for many years, … Continue reading
The four passenger trains on the cover of this timetable showing are deceptive, as by 1964 the Nickel Plate operated only two trains a day: one from Buffalo to Chicago and the other from Chicago to Buffalo. The former was … Continue reading
Where the New York Central offered five combinations of coast-to-coast sleeping cars, the Pennsylvania had just four. First and most prestigious was the Broadway Limited–Super Chief, an extra-fare duo that left New York at 6 pm and arrived in Los … Continue reading