Tickets and Ticket Envelopes
These tickets were produced during the reigns of R. E. King and H. J. Koukal as the Rock Island's General Passenger Traffic Manager. This indicates they were being produced as early as 1956 and continued through at least 1962. Ticket measures 6.5" x 2.75".
Entered use in mid-1950s. I have two versions of this ticket. One list R. E. King, the other I. C. Bruce, as General Passenger Traffic Manager. This indicates that at least some of these tickets were printed before 1956...likely in 1955. The Jet Rockets, themselves, arrived on the Rock Island between 1955-56. Ticket measures 6.5" x 2.75". Also issued in this design, was an inaugural ticket listing the words, "Souvenir Ticket" place of the ticket number.
This ticket envelope lists A. D. Martin as the General Passenger Traffic manager when it was printed and depicts an EMD E6A on the front. These would indicate it's use could have been as early as 1939. However, information entered on the inside of the flap shows this particular item was used April 16, 1950. Envelope is approximately 6.5" x 3.5" in size.
Another "Road of Planned Progress" style in use during the A. D. Martin era, this envelope depicts the "Twenty Rockets" in service at that time and highlights the Golden State as the "Leader of the Rocket Fleet" on the back flap. Included with this envelope, were the original coach ticket and reservation form, dated July 12, 1951, for travel from Chicago, Illinois, to Davenport, Iowa, on Train #7, "The Rocky Mountain Rocket."
I. C. Bruce is listed on this envelope as the General Passenger Traffic Manager when it was printed. Mr. Bruce moved into this position in 1954. This envelope came with it's corresponding ticket (Jet Rocket), which was dated January 15, 1959. This envelope was issued in two sizes. The larger size measures approximately 7" x 3.5"; the smaller is 4.63" x 2.75".
This envelope came together with it's original ticket (Road of Planned Progress) and passenger claim check. When the envelope and ticket were printed, R. E. King was listed on them as the General Passenger Traffic Manager. This indicates these items were produced at some time after mid-1956. The ticket, however, shows these items were actually used on February 20, 1963. This envelope measures approximately 7" x 3.5".
This comparatively plain ticket envelope entered service in 1962, with the arrival of H. J. Koukal as General Passenger Traffic Manager. It measures approximately 7" x 3.5".
Equally as austere as its predecessor, Murl H. Bonesteel brought this design to the Rock Island's ticket envelopes when he was appointed Director of passenger and Suburban Services in 1966.