Union Pacific dining cars ore famed for their popular Air-conditioned observation cars and dining cars odd Coach travel is thrifty travel and Union Paci~c ' s deluxe prir:ed "meals that appeal." to travel comfort on our principal coaches are built for solid comfort. MAP OF THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM AND THROUGH CAR LINES

N its pioneering development of new streamlined an enviable reputation in the company of the nation's HIS map shows at a g lance Western vacati on. Among the fa­ I trains, Union Pacific has launched for tomorrow a new finest. And, this summer, to add to the comforts and Tthat Union Pacific serves more of mous regions served by Union Pacific era in transportation progress. But what of its service conveniences of transcontinental travel, Union Pacific is the scenic West and its great are: than any other rail­ today? • To its host of traveling patrons today, it is providing air-conditioned observation cars, d ining ::ars National Parks ZION-BRYCE CANYON road; how thoroughly it serves the famed for its "finest roadbed on earth," its "dining car and all-room cars (compartments and drawing rooms) on its GRAND CANYON West-the principal cities, major YELLOWSTONE­ meals that appeal," its "courte­ principal through trains. In brief, markets, Pacific ports, as well as a ll GRAND TETON ous, attentive service of a highly Union Pacific provides unex­ vacation regions; and how directly ROCKY MOUNTAIN trained personnel," and in­ celled through service in west­ it connects the West with the great NATIONAL PARKS numerable other recognized ern states between ­ cities and industrial centers of the COLORADO-UTAH East. Via Union Pacific, the traveler features of its travel supremacy. Omaha, St. Louis-Kansas City, CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII has a wide choice of destinations, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK Its present trains are equipped St. Paul- M inneapolis on the for either business or p leasure trips. PACIFIC NORTHWEST with the utmost in modern East and , San • Union Pacific West is much in AND ALASKA facilities for travel comfort. Led Francisco, and Portland- Ta­ the spot-light just now because RAINIER NATIONAL PARK by such established trains as coma- Seattle on the West. Secretary of the Interior Ickes has WESTERN DUDE RANCHES strongly urg ed a National Park the , the BOULDER DAM • On your next trip, travel by Year. H e says, "the prevailing San Francisco Overland tra in. Go Union Pacific-swiftly rates of foreign exchange furnish a • For complete information about a Limited, the Portland Rose, and comfortably, safely and at the sound reason for Americans see i n~ vacation .trip to any o f these regions the Columbine, its great fleet lowest rail travel costs in many America first . .• Our money will write W. S. Bas inger, Passenger Traffic Manager, Room 362, Union of fine, fast trains has gained years. go much farther at home than Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Nebraska. "Old Faithful Geyser from Veranda of O ld Faithful Inn-Yellowstone abroad." Take his advice. Plan a G reat White Throne, "THE LAUREL WREATH FOR TRANSPORTATION PROGRESS Notional Park." Zion National Park, Utah MUST GO TO THE UNION PACIFI C RAILROAD" -George Creel in Collier's, August 5, 1933 SHIP AND TRAVEL \lJ A UNION PACIFIC VISIT THE NATIONAL PARKS THIS SUMMER THE THAT HAS WRITTEN THE MOST COLORFUL PAGE IN TRANSPORTATION HISTORY

'PEED with comfort, safety and economy of operating seats for 116 passengers in the two coaches assure utmost sands saw the exterior of the train only. Number 1 S costs were the aims in the construction of Union comfort. Individual trays are provided for each seat for meal visitor was President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In the Pacific's new train. Because of its radical departure service or writing purposes. Meals are prepared in the course of this historic trip1 p ractically every kind of from the conventional type of car and train construction, unique buffet-kitchen bui It into the rear of last car. • The climatic condition was encountered. Temperatures varied exhaustive tests were conducted during the development new type Pullman sleeping car is even more radically from 1 0 degrees bel ow zero to 9 2 degrees above. Snow, of every Feature of the train to insure its perfection. The different in construction. Eve ry berth, both upper and lower1 high winds, rain and dust storms provided unusual tests for train is built entirely of aluminum alloys1 one-third the has an individual washbowl and mirrored cabinet. Many the a ir-condit ioning equipment. The train negotiated every weight of steel with the same strength. • Its 600 horse­ new comforts and conveniences have been provided. sort of grade and curve from sea-level to a ltitudes o f over power, distillate-burning, 12 cylinder, V-type motor1 Each seat has an adjustable arm rest. W indows are larger 8000 feet. In special tests immediately following the directly connected to a generator provides the power to and provide an unobstructed view. Upper and lower berths epochal tour, a speed of 111 miles per hour was attained drive two 300 horsepower electric motors which propel in sections 1 and 2 are 6 feet, 9 inches long (6 inches in the face of a 32-mile per hour head wind. A t all the train. A dual system of super brakes and a number longer than present berths) and were designed especially times, under all circumstances, the super brakes and of other especially designed appliances insure perfect for tall persons. A luminum louvre construction has supple­ numerous other safety devices, in fact a ll the mechanical safety. • Articulated construction-the cars hinged mented the present-day curtains for sleeping car sec­ features funct ioned perfectly.e This train is the fi rst step in together with only one truck between each two cars­ tions, and insures perfect ventilation in these air-con­ a pioneering program of rail transportation development. CIENCE is the fundamental keynote of Chicago's provides smoother riding at high speeds. Roller bearings ditioned cars. e This tra in is not an experiment. During Union Pacific will soon place in service a 6-car train, SCentury of Progress Exposition of 1934. And, and especially designed trucks improve riding comfort the early spring of 1934 it made a 12,625-mile test and including 3 Pullmans, between Ch icago and the Pacific among the acres of floor space and ground space and eliminate noise. The train is fully air-conditioned­ exhibition trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. (The Coast. Two 9-car tra ins of simi lar design are also under Protrud1ng curtains greatly facilitate dressing When a sed ion Is prepared for single OCCU· in u,::per as well as lower berths in the new pancy, the upper berth is not used. A devoted to the purpose of depicting vividly how science no dust, no dirt, no drafts, and maintains a comfortable, Pullman car was not a part of the original three-car train construction and will be placed in transcontinental service Pullman sl eepi ng cors. Individual steps for sliding louvre.-door, for proper ventilotionl upper berths automatically fold up when not makes the section co11pletely private. Wher has served the needs of man, Union Pacific's new train uniform temperature during the heat of summer and chill which made this epochal trip.) It was exhibited in 68 immediately upon delivery. In its new, constructive pro­ in use and are entirely reoooved In the day. the door is closed by occupant of berth the tirae or when space is used as o section for protruding curtain folds down Rush w ith the is a most significant exhibit. • Its ultra-modern design of winter. An indirect lighting system sheds a uniform cities in which 1 ,195,609 persons passed through to gram1 Union Pacific is upholding a tradition as old as single occupancy. exterior o f the section. and tradition-smashing type of construction is a tribute light, without shadows or glare. The newly designed inspect its every feature. In addition hundreds of thou- itself-first with the finest in transportation facilities. The doors of the new train, when closed, form The uniQue bullet kitchen triangular In shape to the inventive genius of the leaders in the automotive, a part of the s11ooth exterior of the cars. The and of necessity SIIOII is replete w ith compact, doors interlock with the steps which fold up space saving devices for preparatioft of l ight aeronautical and railway engineering fields. • Recog­ and down as the doors are closed or opened. ooeals and lunches. nized authorities in the aeronautical industry directed the wind tunnel tests which developed the design for this first fully streamlined train. Scientific studies proved that the use of an aluminum alloy was practical. The Winton Motors Company, a subsidiary of General

Motors, developed the engine to fit the need. • The ( AIH 11/NtiED TOGETIIEP.. O N AR..Tt CUL4TEI> TR.UCKS D ~IVER.f 600 HOR.f£ POWER. T OTA L L E WGTH OF T AAI N F EET I IV< IJE.f 8 £ b 4 CAll 268 S entire train as it stands today, offers a graphic view CAB V· TVPE i\101"01!. ~001\i into the future of railroad transportation. Everything about it is new, novel, practical. Everything suggests flashing speed and solid safety. It is truly "Tomorrow's Train-Today," a pioneering development that has DO marked the dawn of a new era in transportation progress.

Builder: Pullman Car & Manufacturing Corporation. The products of 66 manufacturing concerns were used a nd a re a low center of g ra vity of ca rs insures safety a nd comfortable ridin g Engine burns distilla te, a non-explosive fue l. Storage capacity en­ The train has two head lights-one horizontal, fog-piercing light, AMERICA'S FIRST FULLY STREAMLINED Dining car service is made of beetleware and aluminum. Its total pa rt of the constructio n of the new tra in. a t high speeds. ables tra in to tra vel 1200 mi les without refue ling. the other a vertical light to identify the train a t long distance. weight is only 189 pounds, compared with the 530-pound weight W idth is 1 0 inches narrower, roof is 3 feet lower, fl oor is 16 inches Front truck has 36-inch wheels, now sta nda rd for passe nger Time required for sta tion stops and inspection is ma teria lly red uced; Buffet-kitchen has o il-fired ra nge a nd electric re frigera tor. LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH SPEED TRAIN of present dining cor service. nearer roils, than on ordinary tra in. tra ins. Re main ing trucks have 33-inch wheels. switching entirely e li minated . The tra in has oil-fired hea ters, with thermostatic control.