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- Type:
- Ticket
- Date Created:
- 1992
- Date Archived:
- September 7, 2012
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1990s
Amtrak's Metroliner Service Executive Privileges booklet, 1992.
Printed coupon booklet for passengers on the premium Metroliner Service, (New York-Washington). Initiated by Penn Central in 1969, the Metroliner Service was taken up by Amtrak in 1971. It ran until 2006, to be replaced by the Acela Express. This booklet contains an admission slip for the Metropolitan Lounges (then in Washington and New York) and a complimentary beverage coupon.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- May 1977
- Date Archived:
- September 7, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1970s
Stopover Tours and Short Vacations in the Western USA, 1977.
Full-color paper tour brochure presenting the many features of the American West, from Denver to the Grand Canyon, from the San Jose Mystery House to Mount Ranier. Special provisions were available for travel on the San Francisco Zephyr and Sunset Limited. From May, 1977.
- Type:
- Timetable
- Date Created:
- April 1978
- Date Archived:
- September 7, 2012
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1970s
Southern Crescent Timetable, 1978.
Two-color printed timetable, from April 1978, issued by Southern Railway shortly after petitioning to discontinue the Southern Crescent. From the Ann Owens Collection. Southern ran this route between Washington, D.C. and New Orleans between 1970 and 1979, at which time it was turned over to Amtrak. The route continues running today as the Crescent. Today's train is the lineal descendant of the Washington & Southwestern Vestibuled Limited, inaugurated on January 4, 1891, by the Richmond and Danville.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- 1975
- Date Archived:
- September 7, 2012
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1970s
Norfolk Bicentennial Rail Land Cruise Tour.
Full-color booklet advertising many tourist attractions in the Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Va., area. From 1975-1976.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- April 1977
- Date Archived:
- September 4, 2012
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Turboliner brochure, 1977
Full color printed brochure advertising Turboliner train features. From April, 1977.
- Type:
- Sales Promotion
- Date Created:
- June 12, 1976
- Date Archived:
- August 29, 2012
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1970s
Rail-Sail Tour, 1976.
Full-color tri-fold brochure for a rail-sail package aboard the Mardi Gras out of Miami. One-way rail fair included, from as far away as Chicago and New York.
- Type:
- Sales Promotion
- Date Created:
- 1973
- Date Archived:
- August 29, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1970s
Southwest Adventours, 1973.
Printed foldout brochure from 1973 detailing two tours via the Super Chief, an 8-day "Los Angeles Adventour" and a 6-day "Grand Canyon Adventour."
- Type:
- Annual Report
- Date Created:
- April 1975
- Date Archived:
- August 27, 2012
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
Beech Grove shops.
An open house held in April 1975 to celebrate Amtrak's purchase of the Beech Grove, Ind. maintenance facility from Penn Central. Photo taken from the 1975 Annual Report (p. 21).
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 1979
- Date Archived:
- August 21, 2012
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Northeast Corridor Track Crew.
Black and white photo printed in the 1979 Amtrak Annual Report (p.15).
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 1979
- Date Archived:
- August 21, 2012
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Northeast Corridor Track Work.
Black and white photo printed in the 1979 Amtrak Annual Report (p.14).
