I mentioned a few days ago that I sometimes acquire menus whose covers I already have either because they came with other menus or by mistake. I purchased these three by mistake thinking I didn’t have one of them when … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Menu
Union Pacific’s budget train and competitor to the El Capitan, the Challenger began operating with heavyweight equipment in 1935 and was discontinued in 1947. In 1954, UP had acquired enough streamlined passenger cars to revive the train, and in 1955 … Continue reading
The Delta Gamma sorority held its annual convention in Sun Valley in 1954 and were served meals from these menus. These are similar to the postcard menus we’ve seen before, but where the others are about 9-1/2″ tall, these are … Continue reading
This menu is a part of a series — which, as near as I can tell, is a series of just two — the other one of which was previously shown here. Both menus have photos of the Sun Valley … Continue reading
In my quest to buy one of every Union Pacific color photo menu I sometimes end up buying ones I already have, either because they came with ones I didn’t or because I made a mistake. These two menus came … Continue reading
The UP issued Winged Streamliner menus for all of its overnight streamliners, even the City of St. Louis, which was probably the least important of them. In 1947, at least, it only went from St. Louis to Cheyenne, where it … Continue reading
Here is the first new Union Pacific wraparound-photo menus I’ve seen in more than a year. It shows the University of Kansas City, today known as the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Originally a private school, the university didn’t become part … Continue reading
The City of Portland was the first transcontinental streamliner that the Union Pacific put into daily service, starting on February 15, 1947. This means it was in daily service when this menu was issued in April, 1947. Click image to … Continue reading
The City of Portland was not yet on a daily schedule when this menu was issued in November, 1946. In fact, it operated just five times a month each way between Chicago and Portland. Click image to download a 376-KB … Continue reading
Here’s a menu cover that was missing from my collection and that I didn’t previously know existed. However, it is predictable that UP would include a photo of the Grand Canyon as one the covers in of its series of … Continue reading