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- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- April 1975
- Date Archived:
- June 11, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Main Amtrak computer center, 1975.
Black and white photo showing the main computer center at Amtrak headquarters in Southwest Washington, D.C.
- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Created:
- 1978
- Date Archived:
- May 31, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
On the Twentieth Century employee discount card, 1978.
Printed paper card for discounted employee tickets to the Broadway musical On the Twentieth Century, playing at the St. James Theatre. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Created:
- October 1976
- Date Archived:
- May 31, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Shenandoah flyer, 1976.
Multicolor printed paper flyer issued in October 1976 for the daily Shenandoah (Washington-Cumberland-Cincinnati). Flyer lists the cities along the route and fare discounts. "Now for the first time you can take in eye-opening daytime views of the beautiful Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains as you travel..."
- Type:
- Menu
- Date Created:
- April 1977
- Date Archived:
- May 16, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Montrealer dinner menu, 1977.
Black-and-white printed paper, bilingual English/French menu issued in April 1977 for use on the Montrealer (Montreal-New York-Washington). Covers designed to resemble a newspaper feature articles about the new Turboliners and the U.S.A. Rail Pass. Entrees include Veal Cordon Bleu and Poached Filet of Sole with Cream Sauce. The daytime Vermonter, terminating in St. Albans, Vt., replaced the Montrealer on April 1, 1995. Courtesy of Brian Roman.
- Type:
- Poster
- Date Archived:
- April 5, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1990s
Cape Codder poster.
Multi-color printed paper poster created to highlight the Cape Codder (New York-Hyannis); dates to the late 1980s or early 1990s. The work features a lighthouse set against a backdrop of dramatic clouds. "Cape Cod takes you away from it all. Why not let Amtrak do the same?"
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- 1983
- Date Archived:
- March 28, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
"New New Carrollton station" brochure, 1983.
Multi-color printed paper brochure issued in fall 1983 to promote Amtrak's October 30th move from the Capital Beltway station to the New Carrollton, Md. facility served by Washington metropolitan area subway trains and buses. From the Ann Owens Collection. Penn Central's Capital Beltway station opened in 1969 as a suburban stop for the high-speed Metroliner Service. Amtrak and MARC commuter trains moved to New Carrollton for the modern amenities and intermodal connections.
- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Archived:
- March 28, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
Broadway Limited "Sovereign Service" flyer, 1980s.
Multi-color printed paper flyer likely produced in the early 1980s to promote improvements to the Broadway Limited (Washington/New York-Chicago). From the Ann Owens Collection. In 1980, the train gained new Amfleet II coaches to replace older equipment inherited from the predecessor railroads. The Amtrak Broadway Limited was discontinued in 1995.
- Type:
- Poster
- Date Created:
- 1973
- Date Archived:
- March 15, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Amtrak Metroliner poster.
Multicolor printed paper poster created in 1973 to promote the high-speed Metroliner Service (Washington-New York); measures 25" x 40".
- Type:
- Timetable
- Date Created:
- July 3, 1986
- Date Archived:
- March 6, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
Metroliner and Cape Codder timetable, 1986.
Multi-color printed paper timetable issued July 3, 1986 for the high-speed Metroliner (Washington-New York/New Haven) and the new 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 Cape Codder ran from 1986 until 1996.
- 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).
