In 1937, Union Pacific sponsored a series of radio broadcasts that it called “the romance of transportation.” The fourth broadcast focused on the lumber industry and this little booklet appears to contain the entire script of the broadcast with appropriate … Continue reading →
We’ve previously seen booklets for the City of San Francisco from 1938 and 1941. However, all three of these booklets are for different trains even if they share the name and route. Click image to download a 3.6-MB PDF of … Continue reading →
Photos taken in September 1934 reveal that a tremendous amount of work had been done on the dam in the previous twelve months. A comparison photo shows one of the same views in September 1933, which is probably when the … Continue reading →
Judging from the cover photo, not much progress had been made on building Hoover Dam in the two years since yesterday’s brochure. Although construction began in 1931, the initial work involved building cofferdams to divert the water and tunnels for … Continue reading →
Construction of the 726-foot-tall Hoover Dam officially commenced in early 1931. This brochure, inviting travelers to visit the construction site, was issued shortly after the contract for the dam was signed in March 1931. The contractors were known as Six … Continue reading →
The Mountain Bluebird left each terminus in the late evening and arrived in the early morning, making the trip two nights and one day. The Columbine left Chicago in mid-morning and arrived in Denver in early afternoon, making the trip … Continue reading →
After renaming the Colorado Special in 1927, Union Pacific still had the Colorado Express, a lame name for a secondary train. In 1930, UP renamed the train the Mountain Bluebird. Click image to download a 1.7-MB PDF of this menu. … Continue reading →
Although the Columbine was three years old when this timetable was issued, the front cover (the cover shown below being the back) advertises it as the “new Columbine.” “Enjoy the thrill of riding on a train that cost $1,600,000,” said … Continue reading →
The observation car found on a heavyweight train signaled the quality of the train. The top of Union Pacific’s line, featured on the Los Angeles Limited, was a club-observation car that had a buffet-soda fountain, a barber-valet, ladies maid-hair dresser, … Continue reading →
This item is the same size as a Union Pacific menu and the cover is the same as one used on the menu for the Columbine. Instead of a menu on the inside, however, this is a brochure that introduces … Continue reading →