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- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Created:
- September 1977
- Date Archived:
- August 13, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
Chicago-Detroit service discount fares flyer, 1977.
Two-color printed paper flyer issued in September 1977 to promote discount round-trip coach fares on trains between Detroit and Chicago including the Saint Clair and the Wolverine.
- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Created:
- October 1, 1973
- Date Archived:
- August 13, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
Turbo Service flyer, 1973.
Color printed paper flyer highlighting the introduction of Turboliner trains on the Chicago-Springfield-St. Louis route on October 1, 1973. Flyer includes sample fares and schedule.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Archived:
- August 13, 2014
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Welcome to Amtrak" brochure, early 1970s.
Color printed paper brochure explaining the origins of Amtrak, challenges faced by the young company and a general outline for immediate and long-term improvements to the national passenger rail system. "Our aim is to serve you...Count on us. There's no limit on how far we'll go to give you a better trip." From the W. Mike Weber Collection.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- April 5, 1979
- Date Archived:
- August 7, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
Alan Boyd presenting a safety trophy at the Beech Grove shops, 1979.
Black and white photograph from the April 1979 issue of Amtrak NEWS showing Amtrak President and CEO Alan Boyd presenting a safety award to employees at Beech Grove.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- April 1979
- Date Archived:
- August 7, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Track crew on the Northeast Corridor, 1979.
Black and white photograph from the April 1979 issue of Amtrak NEWS showing a track crew working along the Northeast Corridor.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- April 4, 1979
- Date Archived:
- August 7, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
Alan Boyd presenting a safety plaque, 1979.
Black and white photograph from the April 1979 issue of Amtrak NEWS showing Amtrak President and CEO Alan Boyd presenting a safety award to an employee.
- Type:
- Newsletter
- Date Created:
- April 1979
- Date Archived:
- August 7, 2014
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
Amtrak NEWS, April 1979.
Amtrak NEWS. Vol. 6, No. 5 (April 1979): 12. Print. Includes black and white photographs. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection.
Amtrak NEWS was a monthly newsletter published for Amtrak employees. Feature articles in this issue focus on safety awards; the station of the year competition; and President and CEO Alan Boyd's testimony to Congress regarding the proposed restructuring of the Amtrak system.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- August 1974
- Date Archived:
- August 4, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Adirondack brochure, 1974.
Multicolor printed paper brochure issued on August 6, 1974, to mark the debut of the Adirondack (New York-Albany-Montreal) in revenue service. Brochure includes schedule, sample fares, route map and information about towns and historic sites. The front of the brochure bears the signature of Harold Graham, then-Amtrak Vice President of Marketing. Courtesy of Richard Slattery.
- Type:
- Ticket
- Date Created:
- August 5, 1974
- Date Archived:
- August 4, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Adirondack inaugural ticket, 1974.
Printed paper ticket made for the inaugural run of the Adirondack (New York-Albany-Montreal) in August, 1974.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- July 29, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Southbound train at Windsor Locks, Conn., 1970s.
Black and white photograph showing a southbound two-coach train passing along the Enfield Falls Canal in Windsor Locks, Conn.; image likely dates to the late 1970s or early 1980s.
