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| 1935 Timetable (Björn Larsson's Collection) |
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On this day in 1934, Varney Speed Lines Operated their first service from Pueblo to Las Vegas, NM; Santa Fe, NM; Albuquerque, NM; ending in El Paso, TX. The airline flew the route for over 30 Years, adding and subtracting additional stops.
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| 1961 Schedule. Pueblo is a stop on the Denver- El Paso Route.(Björn Larsson's Collection) |
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The airline was renamed Continental Airlines by Robert F. Six in 1937, the same Year Continental's Headquarters moved to Denver.
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| Lockheed Super Chief at Pueblo Airport, 1940 (Denver Public Library) |
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As Varney Speed Lines was one of the first airlines to operate out of Pueblo, the Airline has a history in Pueblo. Sadly, the airline stopped service in the 1960s and is the only service is an interline with Great Lakes on the Pueblo-Denver Route.
With the New airline, there are many opportunities opened. I'd love to see Colgan or Expressjet operate DEN-PUB. Then maybe, once in a while, the Continental name would return to it's place of birth.
Happy Birthday, Old Friend.
Steve
