Growing the Archives, Piece by Piece
October 16, 2014
In addition to our diverse corporate holdings, the Amtrak Archives includes generous donations from former employees and the public. Many of these items come with colorful backstories.
A Closer Look: Fall Landscapes
September 30, 2014
Colorful fall scenery often plays a starring role in advertisements for the Vermonter, Adirondack and Cardinal.
A Day at Beech Grove
September 23, 2014
The pages of the August 1980 issue of Amtrak NEWS offer a look at the step-by-step process of converting older cars to modern head-end power.
A Closer Look: The Ticket Jacket
August 29, 2014
Meant to keep tickets safe, jackets are also used to tout customer service initiatives, highlight new equipment and showcase the stunning scenery along various routes.
Celebrating 40 Years of the Adirondack
August 5, 2014
Through a partnership between the state of New York and Amtrak, passenger rail service returned to the Champlain Valley in August 1974.
A Closer Look: Seeing Double
July 31, 2014
At New Orleans, the Sunset Limited crosses the Mississippi River over the Huey P. Long Bridge. One of the longest steel trestle railroad bridges in the world, it has appeared in various Amtrak marketing campaigns.
Amtrak Year-by-Year: 1982
July 18, 2014
Long-term investments came to fruition as Amtrak gained an all-electric fleet, installed a new nationwide ticketing and reservation computer system and moved towards completion of the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project.
A Closer Look: Patriotic Train Names
June 30, 2014
In Amtrak's early decades, regional trains in the Northeast carried a variety of individual names--with many referencing the Revolutionary War era.
Meet Us in St. Louis
June 12, 2014
An Amtrak history exhibit at the Museum of Transportation—St. Louis gives us a chance to share our past with visitors—and provide a glimpse into our future.
A Closer Look: The Roving Depot
May 30, 2014
A depot's big move to make way for an intermodal center helps shed light on a celebratory scene.