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Railway Age Metroliner Service cover, 1974.

Cover of the May 13, 1974 issue of Railway Age featuring Amtrak Metroliner car No. 850 in a patriotic red, white and blue paint scheme.

Metroliner Service train, 1980.

Color photograph showing a Metroliner Service train passing through Metuchen, N.J.; image dates to June 1980.

Southbound Silver Star, 1975.

The Silver Star outside the Broad Street Station in Richmond.

Amtrak display at Expo '74, 1974.

Black and white photograph depicting the Amtrak display at Expo '74, a world's fair held in Spokane, Wash.

Reservation Center evolution.

Reservation systems move into the digital age. Montage dated June 11, 1976.

New Amfleet cars with Car Attendant.

The first Amfleet I cars went into service in 1975.

Second Amtrak Corporate Headquarters.

Black and white photograph showing Amtrak national headquarters; dates to the late 1970s.

Unveiling the first Amtrak route map, 1971.

Black and white photograph showing the official Amtrak route map on May 1, 1971, the first day of Amtrak operations.

Inaugural newspaper clipping, 1971.

Clipping from a Luddington, Mich. newspaper, May 1, 1971.

Engine No. 4316 with new paint scheme.

Engine No. 4316 with new Amtrak paint scheme, 1970s.