Maps, Mementos, Memorabilia, and Miscellaneous

Maps, Mementos, Memorabilia, and Miscellaneous

1		Views Along the Shasta Route A Private Mailing Card, this is the oldest postcard on this web site. Copyright 1898 by Edw. H. Mitchell. Postmarked Jun. 10, 1905, Los Angeles, Cal. This card, first published only eleven years after the opening of the Shasta Route, includes scenes of Mt. Shasta, Castle Crags, Mossbrae Falls, Sacramento River, and Pilot Peak. [Due to government regulation, the "back" side of the Private Mailing Card was restricted to the address only, and the message had to be written on the "front," or picture side]
2		Views of the Shasta Route A folder of 16 8" x 10" Kodachrome pictures of scenery along the Shasta Route. Included are pictures of Seattle, WA, Shasta Lake, San Francisco, and Castle Crags. The only railroad picture is a Daylight A-B-B E-Unit set leading the Shasta Daylight along Odell Lake (Cascade Summit). The price at the time of publication was $1.00.
3		Scenic Views Along The Shasta Route in Color Another folder of 16 "Suitable for Framing" pictures featuring similar scenery as the folio #2 above. An impressive view of the Pit River Bridge, and a nice view of the Shasta Daylight are included. The copyright year is 1948 by the National Color Press, San Francisco, and the original cost was $.75.
4		Your Northbound Trip on the Shasta Route This 4-page, 8" x 10 1/2", brochure describes the trip between San Francisco and Portland, with pictures of scenic highlights such as Crater Lake, Timberline Lodge (on Mt. Hood), the Redwood Empire (northern Calif.), and the Columbia River Gorge. Also, spread out across the middle two pages is an artist's drawing of the "new" Shasta Lake (printing date of this brochure was 6/1/46; the first train to use the new line around the lake made the trip on March 15, 1942).
5		The Cascade and Shasta Routes "Scenes Along the Southern Pacific From San Francisco to Portland": Unused. Published by Curt Teich & Co. Copyright 1941. A typical postcard-sized souvenir folder depicting views along the line, it contains 18 accordian-style scenes, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Castle Crags, Klamath Lake, Portland, and of course, Mt. Shasta.
6		The Shasta Route Souvenir Folder Postmarked [date unreadable] Woodburn, Oreg. Published by Van Noy Inter-State Company. Another souvenir folder, but printed earlier than the folder above. Also contains 18 accordian-style scenes, from the Ferry Depot in San Francisco, to Mt. Hood, east of Portland, but does not include the Cascade Line, which had not yet been completed.
7		Shasta Route Official Folder Unused. Published by Pacific Novelty Co. This folder is very similar to No. 6.
8		Souvenir Folder of Beautiful Oregon "Scenes along Columbia River and Beautiful Shasta Route." Unused. This folder, along with No. 9, are somewhat unusual in that both include pictures of not only the Shasta Route, but the OWR&N Co.'s Columbia River line, which later became part of the Union Pacific. Two examples are the Pillars of Hercules, near Bridal Veil, OR, and Tunnel #3 on the Astoria & Columbia River RR.
9		Folding Post Card "Scenes along the Columbia River and Shasta Route." Postmarked Oct. 21, 1915, Portland, Oregon. As mentioned in the description of No. 8 above, another folder of Shasta Route and Columbia River scenics, but there are also some cards showing the North Bank RR (Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry.). The cover image shows the OWR&N Co.'s line passing through the Pillars of Hercules with the Columbia River immediately to the right. Another View is included inside, as well as the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry.'s Swing Bridge across the Columbia just south of Vancouver, WA. It is commonly referred to by train crews as the "Columbia Draw."
10		The New Cascade Line - Shasta Route Printing Date: 9-15-27. Printed just over a year after the Cascade Line opened, this is yet another "travel brochure" produced by the SP.
10a		Page 1
10b		Page 2
10c		Page 3
10d		Pages 4 and 5
10e		Page 6
10f		Page 7
11		Ferry Steamer Schedule Between San Francisco-Oakland Pier Effective September 24, 1950
12		Shasta Route Timetables - 1927 Corrected to January 14, 1927. This is the last timetable issued before the new Cascade Line officially opened. This timetable (shown below) lists only Shasta Route trains and connections, unlike later versions that listed system-wide trains. (119837 bytes)
12a		Condensed Schedules - Shasta Route Trains and Connections (326565 bytes)
13		Shasta Route Timetables - 1936 Effective September, 1936. While labeled as a Shasta Route timetable, it only occupied the front half, while the back half listed the Sunset, Overland, Golden State, San Joaquin Valley, Coast Line, and Northwestern Pacific routes. San Francisco - Portland trains at this time were: Cascade (17 & 18), Klamath (19 & 20), Shasta (7 & 8), and the West Coast (15 & 16).
14		Shasta Route Timetables - 1949 Effective October 2, 1949. Trains now included the Shasta Daylight (9 & 10), less than three months old, Cascade (11 & 12), and the Klamath (19 & 20).
15		Shasta Route Timetables - 1956 Effective October 28, 1956. The only trains traveling the entire Shasta Route are the Shasta Daylight, Cascade, and Trains 19-20.
16		Wayside Notes Along Shasta Route Printing date: 9-28-17. A brochure available to passengers, with liberal illustrations and lengthy descriptions of sights near and on the Shasta Route beginning at Seattle, WA.
17		Wayside Notes Shasta Route Printing date: 8-1-29. This later version of No. 15 now includes the "New Cascade Line," as well as the older Siskiyou Line, in Oregon, and the West and East Valley Lines in California.
18		Maps and Description Shasta Route Printing date: 12-1-47. Although called a different name, this brochure is subtitled Shasta Route Wayside Notes. It now includes "sidebar" maps on each page showing a different segment of the railroad. A small section lists highlights of the Siskiyou Line (now downgraded to a secondary line), but does not include the East Valley Line.
19		Your Trip on the Cascade Printing date: 3-14-47. A small (3 3/8" x 6 1/4") brochure describing the amenities on board, as well as the scenery along the route.
20		Meet the Cascade Printing date: 10-15-38. A tri-fold brochure that actually does NOT describe the scenery along the route, but introduces the "crew," from the engineer and conductor to the chef and steward. Also includes testimonials from "prominent men," plus a schedule on the back page (shown).
21		The New Cascade An information-packed brochure describing many of the features of the overnight counterpart of the Shasta Daylight. Included (and shown below) are many photographs and drawings of the various rooms and amenities.
21a		"When You Come Aboard"
21b		Bedrooms and Bedrooms en Suite
21c		Roomette
21d		"Cascade Club"
21e		Drawing Room and Compartment
21f		"Scenes along the way" and "To Plan your Trip"
22		the way people go who can go as they please overnight to San Francisco and Oakland on the Cascade Another small (3 1/4" X 6 3/4") brochures highlighting the amenites to be found by traveling on the Cascade. Printing date: 8-56.
22a		"Room Service"
22b		The "Cascade Club"
23		Pocket Schedule Cascade A 3 1/4" x 6 1/2" heavy paper that includes example times and stops for a southbound trip from Seattle, with a 9-29-57 printing date.
24		Your Trip on the Beaver A 6 1/4" x 10 1/8" brochure, showing the typical scenery of the route and features of the train. Printing date is 6-2-47.
24a		Inside view
24b		The reverse side
25		*Your Shasta Daylight* Trip** Two 4" x 6 1/2" brochures that unfold to 32," with a map of the entire route and descriptions of scenic highlights and arrival times, along with some of the train's unique features such as "Skyview" picture windows and "Feathertouch" doors. Printing date for the brochure on the left is 8-8-50, and shows the train at Cascade Summit being pulled by Daylight E's, while the printing date for the brochure on the right is 10-27-63, and now shows "Bloody-Nose" E's.
26		Shasta Daylight First Day Cover An envelope available for mailing onboard the Shasta Daylight's first trip south from Portland (July 10, 1949). Postmarked "Portland & S.F. R.P.O. Train 10.
27		Southern Pacific proudly presents the NEW...Shasta Daylight Printing date: 6-15-49. A multi-page brochure describing the features and amenities of the Shasta Daylight, with artist renditions of the car interiors, photos of scenic highlights of the route, and a condensed map.
28		Shasta Daylight Pocket Calendar A heavy paper pocket calendar for 1949, with an image of a Daylight E-7 A-B-B consist.
29		Souvenir Color Post Cards "Five Selected Views of the Southern Pacific Shasta Daylight." A pack of 5 postcards, sold onboard.
29a		*Shasta Daylight* "Standard" SP artist's depiction of the Shasta Daylight
29b		Shasta Daylight at Odell Lake
29c		Shasta Daylight in the Sacramento River canyon
29d		Dining Car
29e		Timberline Tavern
30		The Shasta Daylight and the "California Daylights" A 5 1/4" x 8 1/4" single-page card showing the schedule of the northbound and southbound Shasta Daylights, as well as the fares for Daylight trains on the Coast and Shasta routes. Publication date is 6-10-49, precisely one month before the inaugural run of the Shasta Daylight.
31		How to see the Pacific Northwest A picture-filled brochure of scenery along the Shasta Route, and including Washington, British Columbia and Alaska. There is no printing date, but it is probably from the middle 1940's.
32		Oregon Outdoors Printing date: 5-22-29. Fifteen pages of photos and glowing descriptions of scenic highlights of western Oregon, from Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, to the Redwood Highway in southern Oregon and northern California. Included is a picture of an open-air car at the rear of a passenger train stopped at Odell Lake.
33		Crater Lake Oregon A 3" x 5 1/2" brochure that unfolds to 15," with a printing date of 3-2-25. Includes a small map of the lake and roads within the park, along with lodging services and rates, "Auto-Stage" fares, and a nice panoramic photo of Crater Lake itself.
34		Crater Lake A 4" x 9" brochure that unfolds to 12" x 16." This is another typical folder that tells the prospective traveler how to get there and suggests what to do there. There is no printing date.
35		Crater Lake An older brochure than the one above, this one has a nice painting on the front, and a photograph of the Lake and Wizard Island on the reverse side. Printing date was 5-24-27, so the newly-opened Cascade Line is included.
36		Coos Bay Line Timetable A 3" x 5" timetable unfolding to 9." Printing date is 4-19-27. At this time the schedule (shown below) showed 4 daily trains; 31-504, 13-502, 501-32, and 503-14. Trains 13 & 14 ("Oregonian") and 31/32 connected with Coos Bay Line trains 501, 502, 503, and 504 at Eugene. The Marshfield name was changed to Coos Bay in 1944.
36a		Coos Bay Line Timetable
37		Camping, Fishing and Hunting Guide to Western Oregon A 54-page, 4" x 6" booklet that was apparently printed prior to the completion of the Cascade Line (1926), since the line is incomplete between Oakridge and Kirk. This "primer" is an all-purpose instruction book: Descriptions of the National Forests, types of fish in the area, what bait and lures to use, how to cast, ration lists, fire safety, basic recipes (even Army Bread!), etc. Surprisingly, there is no mention of firearm safety, but only basic instructions for cleaning and preparing killed game.
38		News Service Brochure A 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" foldout listing items for sale onboard SP passenger trains. Printing date is 4-42.
38a		Page 2 Service description, and jewelry list.
38b		Page 3 Playing cards, an art folio and goggles.
38c		Page 4 Dates from Coachella Valley.
38d		Page 5 Aplets or Cotlets (still being produced today).
39		Your Southern Pacific Train News Stand Salesman A later sales brochure than item #37 above, the cover now shows a Bloody-Nose PA-powered Shasta Daylight. Items for sale include playing cards ($1.50), color postcards (priced each ($.05) or a set of five ($.25)), a pack of 4 color slides ($.98), Indian style jewelry, cactus table covers and aprons, scarfs (a cactus fiber scarf is $2.00, and a pure silk head scarf with a silk screen print of California is $1.50), two styles of salt and pepper shakers, sun glasses, Aplets, dates, and cactus candy. Printing date is 6-59.
40		Southern Pacific Desk Map Unfolds to 18" x 32", and shows all of the SP lines in the US and Mexico, along with connecting railroads and the SP Steamship Lines (Morgan Line). A Rand McNally & Co. publication, dated 1/38.
41		The Road of a Thousand Wonders A 72-page book, liberally illustrated with colored black-and-white photos (most of which were also made into postcards) of the entire Coast Route, from Los Angeles to Portland. Published in 1908 by SP's Passenger Department, which also published Sunset magazine (a year's subscription cost $1.50!).
42		Scenic California A folio of 16 "Suitable for Framing" pictures of scenes, mostly along the Shasta and Overland routes, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Mt. Lassen, Donner Lake, the mission at Carmel, CA, and Castle Crags. Two railroad-oriented images are the Pit River Bridge (taken just before Shasta Dam was completed), and Bucking Snow in the High Sierras. Copyright date on the folio is 1943, and the original cost was $.75.
43		Rooms for Rent An interesting 4-page brochure telling of wartime car shortages, and explaining to the servicemen why seats are at a premium, and what the Southern Pacific is up against when as many as 20,000 soldiers and sailors return to San Francisco in one day.
43a		Pages 2 & 3
43b		Page 4
44		Matchbook 1 An early matchbook featuring SP's "Salad Bowl."
45		Matchbook 2 Another early matchbook, this one features good food and modern equipment.
46		Matchbook 3 With the advent of the Coast Daylight, SP began distributing matchbooks with a nice stylized Daylight steam engine.
47		Matchbook 4 Another Daylight matchbook, with an Alco PA replacing steam. This "upgrade" now extends SP's "Daylight" route from Los Angeles all the way to Portland.
48		Matchbook 5 A post-Daylight matchbook depicting a stylized "Bloody-Nose" A-B-B consist.
49		Matchbook 6 This is probably a late '60's matchbook, with the emphasis now on freight service.
50		Matchbook 7 The cabs are gone, the hoods are here! This matchbook displays an SD45 leading an eastbound freight train past Mt. Shasta on the Cascade Line.

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