tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14456380.post882883836181054642..comments2023-11-05T12:17:32.979-08:00Comments on Lost Rail: Under a Watchful GazeLinesWesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256267359329575594noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14456380.post-17479331847561142792009-05-20T21:03:36.085-07:002009-05-20T21:03:36.085-07:00Advertising copy of the 30’s and ‘40’s brings a he...Advertising copy of the 30’s and ‘40’s brings a hearty chuckle. Faced with competing Northern Pacific and the Great Northern for passenger revenues, artistic liberties were often pushed to lure the gullible passenger.<br /><br />Scenery visualized in the brochure was not always precisely as one would find it riding on the train; more of an enticing approximation. <br /><br />Imagine the look of the disillusioned pilgrim when the Conductor said, “Oh, there she is! Mt. Rainier! Oh, I would imagine that’s a good 60 miles south of here.<br /><br />“Getting off in Seattle? Or Tacoma?”Robert in Port Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807813545873570119noreply@blogger.com