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- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 1980
- Date Archived:
- January 3, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1980s
Working on a truck frame at Beech Grove, 1980.
Black and white photograph from the August 1980 issue of Amtrak NEWS.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 1980
- Date Archived:
- January 3, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1980s
Facing off a disc at Beech Grove, 1980.
Black and white photograph from the August 1980 issue of Amtrak NEWS.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 1980
- Date Archived:
- January 3, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1980s
Carman and carman-welder at Beech Grove, 1980.
Black and white photograph from the August 1980 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:
- Route Guide
- Date Archived:
- December 26, 2013
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1990s
Cardinal route guide, late 1990s.
Multicolor printed paper route guide issued in 1995 or later, when the Cardinal (Chicago-Washington) used bi-level Superliner cars. Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route; overview of crew members and on-board accommodations; and photo tips. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- June 2008
- Date Archived:
- December 26, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 2000s
California Zephyr route guide, 2008.
Multicolor printed paper route guide issued in June 2008 for the daily California Zephyr (Chicago-San Francisco). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as an overview of crew members and on-board accommodations. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Postcard
- Date Archived:
- December 26, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
Postcard featuring AEM-7 locomotive No. 932, 1980s.
Color paper postcard featuring an EMD AEM-7 locomotive in Phase III livery. The card, which probably dates to the 1980s, is one of a set of twelve included in the Amtrak Collection, Series I.
- 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.
