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- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- 1987
- Date Archived:
- March 5, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
Cape Codder brochure, 1987.
Multi-color printed paper brochure issued in 1987 to promote the 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 service ran from 1986 until 1996.
- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Created:
- February 1978
- Date Archived:
- February 13, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Metrophone flyer, 1978.
Printed paper flyer issued in February 1978 to promote "Metrophone," a group of telephone numbers set aside for the exclusive use of customers calling for Metroliner Service (New York-Washington) reservations and information. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Timetable
- Date Created:
- October 28, 1980
- Date Archived:
- February 13, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
Connecticut Valley Service timetable, 1980.
Multi-color printed paper timetable issued on October 28, 1980 for service on the Springfield Line (New Haven-Springfield). In addition to more than a dozen daily frequencies, the brochure touts the new Budd Self-Propelled Vehicle (SPV-2000) diesel cars purchased by the state of Connecticut for use on the route. The cars could be used as single units or combined for greater capacity. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Ephemera
- Date Created:
- 1978
- Date Archived:
- February 11, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
On the Twentieth Century napkin, 1978.
Paper cocktail napkin printed with artwork from On the Twentieth Century, a Broadway musical used to promote travel on the Lake Shore Limited. From the Ann Owens Collection, 1978.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- 1991
- Date Archived:
- January 24, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1990s
Keystone Classic Club brochure, 1991.
Multi-color printed paper brochure promoting the Keystone Classic Club, a first-class, luxury service introduced in August 1991 on the Pennsylvanian (New York-Pittsburgh). From the Ann Owens Collection. According to an ad in the National Timetable released on October 27, 1991, "A unique and memorable experience awaits ten passengers on each trip...revel in the comfort of our parlor, dining area, library and smoking room." The Club used a refurbished, vintage 1954 rail car.
- Type:
- Ticket
- Date Created:
- October 10, 1980
- Date Archived:
- January 23, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
Ticket for BWI Rail Station dedication, 1980.
Printed paper ticket for use in attending the dedication of the BWI Rail Station, America's first "air-rail-ground transportation complex," on October 23, 1980. From the Ann Owens Collection. Ticket was good for "regular coach transportation" on the Northeast Corridor and was to be collected by the conductor on board the train.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- October 1980
- Date Archived:
- January 23, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
BWI Rail Station brochure, 1980.
Printed paper brochure describing features of the new BWI Rail Station, America's first "air-rail-ground transportation complex," that opened in October 1980. Brochure includes intercity and commuter rail schedules, map and a line drawing of the new depot. From the Ann Owens Collection. The station allowed easy transfers between air, rail and public transportation services, while also offering ample parking.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- October 23, 1980
- Date Archived:
- January 23, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
BWI Rail Station dedication booklet, 1980.
Printed paper booklet created for the dedication of the BWI Rail Station on October 23, 1980; from the Ann Owens Collection. Considered the nation's "first intercity air-rail-ground transportation" facility, the station ushered in a new era of intermodal transportation centers by allowing for easy transfers between air, rail and public transportation services, while also offering ample parking. Attendees enjoyed music as well as tours of the station, airport and Baltimore's revitalized Inner Harbor.
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- January 1977
- Date Archived:
- January 10, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Broadway Limited route guide, 1977.
Two-color printed paper route guide issued in January 1977 for the daily Broadway Limited (New York/Washington-Chicago). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as a map and photographs. From the Ann Owens Collection. The train took its name from that of a predecessor run by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Amtrak Broadway Limited was discontinued in 1995.
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Archived:
- January 10, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1990s
Lake Shore Limited route guide, 1990s.
Two-color printed paper route guide issued in the 1990s for the daily Lake Shore Limited (New York/Boston-Chicago). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as a map and photo tips. From the Ann Owens Collection.
