Photos and Artwork: Colorful Passenger Trains--updated 2/27

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one yet, but I have this poster just outside our kitchen.

SJS

A bit more Southern...

My personal favorite, the NP North Coast Limited (click image to enlarge):

One of my favorites too, Carl. A few more...

Thanks, Mill City!!!

North Coast Limited, continued...

Don't forget to order the famous "Great Big Baked Potato" on the Northern Pacific Railway...

An NP cartoon postcard from the early '20's about "The Great Big Baked Potato:" 

A most enjoyable thread. While it was before my time, it must have been a wonderful experience riding passenger trains during the Golden age of the 30's, 40's and 50's. My wife Paula and myself travel the USA exclusively by train in bedroom accommodations w private bath, and it is quite comfortable for long distance travel. We've been to New Orleans, Chicago (several times), Wisconsin Dells, Twin Cities, Seattle, Denver , Washington DC and many other places. If you have the time, it is a nice way to travel. I will start a picture thread and show everyone what it is like in the year 2015, tomorrow.

In addition to "The Great Big Potato," NP also used the Lewis and Clark expedition as an advertising, marketing, and decorative element of their trains.

In this photo, a duplicate of the one Mill City posted, a NP NCL "stewardess" is describing the expedition on the mural painted on the wall of the "Traveller's Rest" observation car:

And here is a photo of a NP NCL brochure on the Traveller's Rest observation car: 

The Lewis and Clark expedition was also used in advertising/marketing:

But mostly I think of the NP North Coast Limited's Raymond Loewy two-tone green paint and the vista domes:

The same picture Mill City posted, but with advertising text included:

The photo above is after NP's merger in 1970 with the CB&Q, hence the absence of the NP herald on the nose.  The NCL died in 1971 when Amtrak took over and dropped the NCL in favor of the former GN Empire Builder.  But we retain the great photos, artwork, and other memorabilia of the train.

The next photo is unusual since it shows dome cars coupled together.  Typically, there would be a non-dome car between domes.

hello guys and gals.........

Out of ten pages, there's not much pictures of posters of the Amtrak   We rode on the Amtrak in 1986 from San Diego to Los Angeles. Bummer

Tiffany

In response to Tiffany's request for some Amtrak coverage, here's a picture of a poster I have in my own collection. Understandably, Amtrak actively promoted its Metroliner service. The "Metroliner" MU cars eventually gave way to consists of an AEM7 and Amfleet cars. I believe this particular item was issued in '73.

Bob

When I see the great big baked potato I can only imagine the GIANT slab of prime rib steak, or filet that goes with it..  Being raised in Nebraska grass fed corn finished beef the way they used to do it never goes away.

Not to sidetrack the thread, but I like to cook and duplicate menus (often feebly) from famous restaurants, including train diners. So I have several books with recipes and menus from everything from the Napa Valley Wine train to the great big baked potato. 

If anyone else would like to give this a try, I would suggest starting out with From the Dining Car by James D. Porterfield. If you're planning an operating session, this could be a fun way to start the whole thing off!