early years of the Northern Pacific's 'North Coast Limited'

The Vista-Dome North Coast Limited ran between Chicago and Seattle from 1948 to 1970. This postcard shows it being hauled by EMD F7s of which Northern Pacific bought 45 A units and 34 cabless B units.

These two postcards show the train painted in the “Pine Tree” or "Streamline" scheme in which it ran before 1954: grey roof, dark green letterboards, light green windowband and dark green lower sides with black trucks. The train's two-tone green paint scheme which was added in 1954, and Lewis and Clark-themed interiors of the Traveller’s Rest Tavern car added in 1955, were designed by industrial designer Raymond Loewy. The train was then painted with a green roof, letterboards and windowband, a thin white line below the window band and pale mint green lower sides with black trucks; most car names were replaced with numbers.