Automobile Tours: Formal tours of Yellowstone were conducted using the open automobiles of the Yellowstone Park Transportation Company. The roads/altitude probably were too much for the era's buses. |
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UP's Bears: The bear theme figured highly in UP's advertising from 1923 to 1960. The image at right is from a UP 1923 brochure. At left is an undated children's menu featiring same (click on image for .pdf. At one time Thornton Waite offered a booklet of reproductions (see bibliography).
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NOTE: Wx4's Maps & Timetables Pages Two, Four, & Six contain dozens of Idaho Division Employee Timetable PDF's (with maps) that cover the Yellowstone territory.
Union Pacific 3-8-1937 Public Timetable:
Union Pacific 6-20-54 Public Timetable: Union Pacific 10-27-63 Public Timetable: Union Pacific 5-15-69 Public Timetable: UP Yellowstone Park Ads: UP Yellowstone Brochures: |
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Below is a neat little 1915 USGS topo map of the Yelowstone Branch (shown here without the legend). It makes a wonderful little wall hanging, so we've created a file (including legend) that will print at approximately 75% of its original size on a standard 8.5x11 sheet of paper at 300 DPI. map (4.2MB) |
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UP West Yellowstone Dining Lodge penny postcard views: I bought these new in a store across the street from the Lodge in 1965, and yep, they really cost a penny each. |
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West Yellowstone Depot: This postcard view apparently dates from shortly after UP constructed the depot. Those familiar with the structure will note that something is wrong here: the photo is a mirror image of the actual scene. |
Oregon Short Line map of Yellowstone N.P., 1904 (click on image for 2000 px wide map) |
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The Competition: Chicago & Northwestern, Burlington, Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacifc all vied with UP for the Yellowstone trade. Northern Pacific's Gardiner, Montana entrance (right) was particularly imposing, if barren. Notably, the National Parks Service has several online articles chronicling the Yellowstone railroad era. |
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(above) Northern Pacific had its own bear, Mr. Yellowstone Cub, as seen here in this 1944 ad. (click on image) |
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Further Reading Online
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