The booklet is less about the train named Phoebe Snow and more about the advertising icon for which the train was named. At the turn of the 20th century, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad burned anthracite coal to power … Continue reading
New York Central inaugurated the New England States in 1938 to provide Boston travelers with the same level of service to Chicago as the 20th Century Limited. Initially, the train used heavyweight equipment, but it was streamlined with Budd-built cars … Continue reading
Here’s a big (8-1/2″x11″) brochure touting the benefits of Train X, Pullman-Standard’s entry into the ultra-lightweight passenger train race that took place in the late 1950s. As previously related here, only two railroads–the New York Central and New Haven–purchased versions … Continue reading
This is a more plebeian version of the elegant color brochure issued about this train. Like the postcard, but unlike the color brochure, the black-and-white image on the cover of this brochure just has one train rather than two trains … Continue reading
Gary, Indiana is a steel town, having been created in 1906 by the United States Steel Corportation and named after that company’s chairman, Elbert Gary. So when the city celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1956, what better way for the … Continue reading
This 1939 brochure introduces the Golden Gate, Santa Fe’s twin streamliners between Bakersfield and Oakland. When combined with a Santa Fe Trailways bus from Los Angeles to Bakersfield and a ferry from Oakland to San Francisco, passengers could go from … Continue reading
As early as 1915, Missouri Pacific and National Railways of Mexico (NdeM) ran connecting trains, through cars, or through trains from St. Louis and/or San Antonio to Mexico City via Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. In 1948, in keeping with Missouri … Continue reading
Issued in 1957, three years after vista domes had been added to the North Coast Limited, this brochure has seven interior photos, one exterior photo, and the Leslie Ragan painting on the cover. Unfortunately, the black-and-white photos and painting make … Continue reading
With seven gorgeous interior photos emphasizing the bright red upholstery and other cheery colors in the train’s decor, plus an exterior photo showing the full length of the train on the south boundary There is a law of patent protection … Continue reading
Great Northern’s tiny brochures covered such destinations as Alaska, Glacier Park, Portland, the Canadian Rockies, and the East. But it also issued this six-panel brochure featuring the railway’s premiere train. Though dated 1964, it may be a reprint of one … Continue reading
