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- Type:
- Film Slide
- Date Created:
- July 22, 1993
- Date Archived:
- June 24, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1990s
X2000 crossing the Potomac River, 1993.
Color film slide of the X2000 crossing the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, W.Va., on the last day of its national tour in July, 1993.
- Type:
- Film Slide
- Date Created:
- June 21, 1993
- Date Archived:
- June 24, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1990s
X2000 in the Chicago Yards, 1993.
Color slide showing the X2000 in the Chicago Yards for maintenance in June, 1993, during its national tour.
- Type:
- Ticket
- Date Created:
- May 2, 1981
- Date Archived:
- June 18, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
Tenth Anniversary ticket, 1981.
Printed paper ticket for admission to Amtrak's Tenth Anniversary Celebration held on May 2, 1981, at Washington Union Station.
- Type:
- Menu
- Date Created:
- June 1976
- Date Archived:
- June 18, 2014
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
Luncheon menu, 1976.
Multi-color printed paper menu issued in June, 1976, for use on long-distance trains. The front of this menu features a collage of famous landmarks and landscapes in regions served by Amtrak, including the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, a Mississippi River steamboat, Southwestern mesa and towering mountain. The locomotive at the bottom wears the Phase II paint scheme introduced in 1975. Lunch options include appetizers, salads, soups, sandwiches and desserts. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Advertisement
- Date Created:
- 1971
- Date Archived:
- June 12, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Please Be Seated On An Amtrak Coach" advertisement, 1971.
Printed paper insertion proof of an advertisement created in 1971 to promote train travel from Baltimore to points along the Northeast Corridor.
- Type:
- Advertisement
- Date Created:
- November 1971
- Date Archived:
- June 12, 2014
- Geography:
- California
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Some Modest Improvements in San Diego" advertisement, 1971.
Printed paper insertion proof of an advertisement created in late 1971 to highlight increased frequencies between San Diego and Los Angeles and better connections.
- Type:
- Advertisement
- Date Created:
- 1971
- Date Archived:
- June 12, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Now 9 Amtrak Metroliners..." advertisement, 1971.
Printed paper insertion proof of an advertisement created in early 1971 to highlight increased Metroliner frequencies between Washington and New York.
- Type:
- Advertisement
- Date Created:
- 1971
- Date Archived:
- June 12, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Now Amtrak Trains Speed You To..." advertisement, 1971.
Printed paper insertion proof of an advertisement created in early 1971 to promote train travel on short- and long-distance routes radiating from Chicago.
- Type:
- Advertisement
- Date Created:
- 1971
- Date Archived:
- June 12, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Now Amtrak Trains Speed You to Albany, New York" advertisement, 1971.
Printed paper insertion proof of an advertisement created in early 1971 to promote train travel in upstate New York.
- Type:
- Digital Image
- Date Created:
- May 4, 2014
- Date Archived:
- June 5, 2014
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 2010s
Eastbound Cardinal passing under the New River Gorge Bridge, 2014.
Color digital image showing the eastbound Cardinal (Chicago-New York) passing under the New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville, W.Va.
