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- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- July 15, 1977
- Date Archived:
- January 21, 2014
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
Employees modeling new uniforms, 1977.
Black and white photograph from the July 15, 1977, issue of Amtrak NEWS showing employees modeling new uniforms for attendants and Dining car stewards.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 1979
- Date Archived:
- January 16, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Artist Gil Reid sketching the Susquehanna River Bridge, 1979.
Black and white photograph from the November 1979 issue of Amtrak NEWS showing artist Gil Reid making a pencil sketch in preparation for a watercolor used on the 1980 Amtrak wall calendar.
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- January 1977
- Date Archived:
- January 8, 2014
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1970s
Floridian route guide, 1977.
Two-color printed paper route guide issued in January 1977 for the daily Floridian (Chicago-St. Petersburg/ Miami). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as a map and photographs. A popular feature of this train was its Dome coach. The Floridian was discontinued in October 1979. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- April 1977
- Date Archived:
- January 8, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
National Limited route guide, 1977.
Two-color printed paper route guide issued in April 1977 for the daily National Limited (New York/Washington-Kansas City). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as a map and photographs. The National Limited was discontinued in October 1979. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- September 26, 1978
- Date Archived:
- January 8, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Christening the Lake Shore Limited, 1978.
Black and white photograph from the October 1978 issue of Amtrak NEWS.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- September 26, 1978
- Date Archived:
- January 8, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Kicking off "Twentieth Century Week," 1978.
Black and white photograph from the October 1978 issue of Amtrak NEWS.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 1977
- Date Archived:
- December 30, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Paul Reistrup congratulating employees, 1977.
Black and white photograph from the May 15, 1977, issue of Amtrak NEWS showing Amtrak President and CEO Paul Reistrup congratulating two senior Amtrak employees.
- Type:
- Newsletter
- Date Created:
- May 15, 1977
- Date Archived:
- December 30, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
Amtrak NEWS, May 15, 1977.
Amtrak NEWS. Vol. 4, No. 9 (May 15, 1977): 8. Print. Includes black and white photographs. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection.
Amtrak NEWS was a bi-monthly newsletter published for Amtrak employees. Feature articles in this issue focus on the discontinuation of the Mountaineer (Norfolk-Cincinnati-Chicago), creation of the Hilltopper (Washington-Roanoake-Tri-State Station) and conclusion of a special transcontinental steam excursion train that ran from Birmingham, Ala. to Portland, Ore.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- December 20, 2013
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1970s
Sunset Limited crossing the Mississippi River, 1970s.
Black and white photograph showing the Sunset Limited (New Orleans-Los Angeles) as it begins to cross the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long Bridge.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- 1974
- Date Archived:
- December 13, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Ski Northeast brochure, 1974.
Multicolor printed paper brochure issued for winter 1974-1975 promoting vacation packages to famous Vermont ski resorts including Stowe, Bolton Valley, Jay Peak and Smuggler's Notch. Packages included coach or sleeper fares aboard the Montrealer (Washington-Montreal), where passengers could join a "carefree crowd." A highlight of the train was "Le Pub," a "dimly-lit, romantic cocktail lounge car" that featured a piano and singer on weekends. From the W. Mike Weber Collection.
