The Union Pacific Railroad (UP) is the largest rail transportation company in the US. Established in 1862, it has grown both by construction and by acquisition; its system now includes such railroads as the Southern Pacific, Western Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Rio Grande, Chicago & North Western, and the Missouri-Kansas-Texas. Its system stretches from Chicago and New Orleans in the east to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle in the west. For auction is a menu from the UP's "City of Portland" passenger train; it is dated March 1966 and measures appx 9 1/2 x7 inches closed, 14 x 9 1/2 inches opened. It is printed on medium-weight cardstock. The illustration is from Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco. The menu features a wide range of sandwiches, a la carte items and fixed-price meals.
