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- Type:
- Timetable
- Date Created:
- October 31, 1976
- Date Archived:
- September 10, 2012
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
New York–Boston–Springfield timetable, 1976.
Multicolor printed foldout paper timetable issued on October 31, 1976 for New England services. Named routes included are the Montrealer, Bankers, Connecticut Yankee, Night Owl, Pilgrim, Bicentennial, Minute Man, Southern Crescent, Clamdigger, Statesman, Flying Yankee, Narragansett, Senator, Bostonian and Merchants Limited. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Timetable
- Date Created:
- April 27, 1975
- Date Archived:
- September 10, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1970s
West Coast services schedule, 1975.
Multicolor printed paper timetable issued on April 27, 1975 for West Coast services: Mount Ranier, Pacific International, Coast Starlight, Puget Sound, San Diegans and San Joaquin Valley Line. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Timetable
- Date Created:
- April 25, 1976
- Date Archived:
- September 10, 2012
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
East-Midwest timetable, 1976.
Printed two-color paper timetable issued on April 25, 1976 for the Broadway Limited (New York–Chicago via Pennsylvania and Indiana), Lakeshore Limited (New York–Chicago via New York State and Ohio) and National Limited (New York–Kansas City via West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana). From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Timetable
- Date Created:
- May 19, 1974
- Date Archived:
- September 10, 2012
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
New England Inland Route schedules, 1974.
Multicolor printed paper timetable, issued May 19, 1974, detailing service from New York to Boston and Springfield, through Connecticut. Named routes include the Montrealer, Connecticut Yankee and Bay State. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- 1973
- Date Archived:
- September 10, 2012
- Geography:
- California
- Decade:
- 1970s
Golden State Aventour brochure, 1973.
Full color paper brochure illustrated with photographs and drawings. This tour package included Amtrak fares. The fifteen-day tour began and ended in Chicago, running from May 5 to October 17, 1973. The westward leg rode the Super Chief and the return eastward leg ran on the San Francisco Zephyr. The California leg was run by motorcoach from Los Angeles north to San Francisco, and then out to Lake Tahoe. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- 1981
- Date Archived:
- September 7, 2012
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1980s
Amtrak Family Days 1981, Tenth Anniversary Booklet.
Eight-page printed paper booklet illustrated with line drawings; from 1981, in celebration of the 10th anniversary.
Family days have been a company tradition honoring the employees. In 1981, the company showcased its new Amfleet, Superliner, Turboliner, Metroliner and SPV-2000 equipment as well as the refurbished Heritage fleet. This brochure provides a convenient overview of all of this rolling stock.
- Type:
- Press Release
- Date Created:
- February 6, 1986
- Date Archived:
- September 7, 2012
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1980s
Press release on Accord to Take Over Engineers and Train Conductors, 1986.
Press release from February 6, 1986, announcing that Amtrak would take over employment of its train conductors and engineers from the contract railroads on service outside the Northeast Corridor. This news brought with it momentous implications for improving service all over the system. Amtrak had taken over Northeast Corridor operating crews on January 1, 1983.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 2000
- Date Archived:
- September 7, 2012
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 2000s
Architectural detail of Lorton Auto Train station, 2000.
Color photograph that focuses on the iconic palm-like design of the pillar capitals in front of the Lorton station.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 2000
- Date Archived:
- September 7, 2012
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 2000s
Lorton Auto Train station, 2000.
Panoramic view of the Lorton Auto Train station, looking toward the entrance. Photograph taken for marketing materials in 2000.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 2000
- Date Archived:
- September 7, 2012
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 2000s
Lorton Auto Train Station, 2000
Panoramic photo of the Lorton Auto Train facility, taken from near the platform in 2000. Part of a photo shoot for marketing materials.
