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- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- 2005
- Date Archived:
- March 6, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 2000s
Empire Builder route guide, 2005.
Multi-color printed paper route guide issued in 2005 for the daily Empire Builder (Chicago-Seattle/Portland). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as an overview of crew members and on-board accommodations. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- August 1982
- Date Archived:
- March 6, 2013
- Geography:
- California
- Decade:
- 1980s
Package Express brochure, 1982.
Multi-color printed paper brochure issued in August 1982 to promote Amtrak's Package Express service. From the Ann Owens Collection. This brochure describes door-to-door overnight package delivery available via Amtrak in the California Corridor (235 cities and suburbs between the San Francisco Bay area and San Diego). Included is a chart comparing costs between Amtrak and the major package carriers.
- Type:
- Timetable
- Date Created:
- April 27, 1975
- Date Archived:
- March 5, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
New York-Washington Schedules, 1975.
Multi-color printed paper timetable issued on April 27, 1975 for the New York-Washington segment of the Northeast Corridor, with thru New Haven service. From the Ann Owens Collection. Timetable includes a general system map, travel tips and sample fares for coach, Parlor Car, Metrocoach and Metroclub seating. Named trains include the Murray Hill (Washington-New York) and The Sundown (Washington-New Haven).
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- 1987
- Date Archived:
- March 5, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
Cape Codder brochure, 1987.
Multi-color printed paper brochure issued in 1987 to promote the Cape Codder (New York-Hyannis), a summer weekend service carrying passengers to central Cape Cod. From the Ann Owens Collection. At Hyannis, passengers could catch the ferry to Nantucket. Partially financed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the service ran from 1986 until 1996.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- 1994
- Date Archived:
- March 5, 2013
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1990s
The City of New Orleans gains Superliner equipment, 1994.
Multi-color printed paper brochure to promote the introduction of bi-level Superliner equipment on the City of New Orleans (Chicago-New Orleans) in 1994. From the Ann Owens Collection. Prior to the arrival of the Superliner cars, the train used a mix of Amfleet and Heritage units. "Amtrak's Superliners are restaurants, movie theaters, social centers and so much more."
- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Archived:
- March 5, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Family Travel is a Gas on Amtrak" flyer.
Multi-color printed paper flyer promoting the Amtrak Family Plan, in which one guardian paid the full fare and the rest of the family received discounts. From the Ann Owens Collection, c. late 1970s. The flyer plays on the gas shortages and inflationary pressures of the decade: "Gas...prices going, going UP!...Next time out leave your car home and take our car...and save on the cost of rail transportation..."
- Type:
- Press Release
- Date Created:
- April 19, 1971
- Date Archived:
- March 1, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
Press release introducing the "Amtrak" name, 1971.
Printed paper press release prepared by public relations firm Harshe-Rotman & Druck, Inc. for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Issued on April 19, 1971, this press release explains how the name "Amtrak" was developed by marketing firm Lippincott & Margulies, Inc. "AMTRAK is a contraction and a blending of the concepts 'American' and 'track'...a short, powerful name, easy to pronounce and remember, with high visual impact..."
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- 1979
- Date Archived:
- February 21, 2013
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1970s
Crescent travel package brochure, 1979.
Multi-color printed paper brochure issued in 1979 to promote travel packages to Atlanta and New Orleans aboard the Crescent (New York-New Orleans). In February of that year, Amtrak took over the operation of the Washington-New Orleans portion of the route from the Southern Railway. To celebrate the takeover, Amtrak launched a promotional campaign under the phrase “Southern Comforts and all that Jazz!”
- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Created:
- 2001
- Date Archived:
- February 21, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 2000s
Coast Starlight informational flyer, 2001.
Multi-color printed paper flyer issued in 2001 to answer basic questions about travel on the Coast Starlight (Los Angeles-Portland-Seattle). From the Ann Owens Collection. Includes information about tickets, pets, luggage and other essential travel tips. "Your journey on the Coast Starlight couldn't be simpler...your satisfaction is guaranteed!"
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Archived:
- February 21, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1980s
Amtrak's Regional U.S.A. Rail Pass brochure.
Multi-color printed paper brochure created to promote the Regional U.S.A. Rail Pass. From the Ann Owens Collection; dates to the early 1980s. Dividing the country into four areas, Amtrak created regional passes ranging in price from $115-$200. They allowed for 14 days of coach travel with unlimited stopovers, but travelers still had to obtain paper tickets to board. Brochure also includes a list of Amtrak appointed travel agents around the world.
