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- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- 1979
- Date Archived:
- February 21, 2013
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1970s
Crescent travel package brochure, 1979.
Multi-color printed paper brochure issued in 1979 to promote travel packages to Atlanta and New Orleans aboard the Crescent (New York-New Orleans). In February of that year, Amtrak took over the operation of the Washington-New Orleans portion of the route from the Southern Railway. To celebrate the takeover, Amtrak launched a promotional campaign under the phrase “Southern Comforts and all that Jazz!”
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Archived:
- February 21, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1980s
Amtrak's Regional U.S.A. Rail Pass brochure.
Multi-color printed paper brochure created to promote the Regional U.S.A. Rail Pass. From the Ann Owens Collection; dates to the early 1980s. Dividing the country into four areas, Amtrak created regional passes ranging in price from $115-$200. They allowed for 14 days of coach travel with unlimited stopovers, but travelers still had to obtain paper tickets to board. Brochure also includes a list of Amtrak appointed travel agents around the world.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- April 1976
- Date Archived:
- February 13, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1970s
Southwest Limited brochure, 1976.
Multi-color printed paper brochure issued in April 1976 to promote the Southwest Limited (Chicago-Los Angeles). Brochure offers information on accommodations and the roles of crew members. From the Ann Owens Collection. When Amtrak took over this route from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1971, it retained the original Super Chief name. In 1974, Amtrak rebranded it as the Southwest Limited; ten years later, the train gained its current name, the Southwest Chief.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Archived:
- February 13, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Amtrak & You" brochure, 1970s.
Multi-color printed paper brochure produced for prospective Amtrak employees. From the Ann Owens Collection, c. late 1970s. This brochure describes efforts Amtrak had taken to renew trains, stations and onboard services since 1971. "Beginnings, though sometimes awkward, are adventurous...you will be a professional member of the Amtrak team-the team that's making the trains worth traveling again!"
- 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:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- October 1976
- Date Archived:
- February 12, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
SKI PASS brochure, 1976.
Two-color printed paper brochure issued in October 1976 to advertise the Amtrak SKI PASS. From the Ann Owens Collection. The SKI PASS was valid for travel between any Amtrak station and 30 "ski resort" stations in the United States and Canada, such as Sandpoint, Idaho, Duluth, Minn. and Port Henry, N.Y. Purchasers received eight one-way coach trips for the price of six.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- January 1983
- Date Archived:
- February 12, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
Amtrak's RailAmerica Tours West brochure, 1983.
Multi-color printed paper brochure with color photographs released in January 1983 to promote pleasure travel via Amtrak. From the Ann Owens Collection. Brochure describes various tours "priced from $8.50 to $1,400.00" for the western United States, including destinations such as the California coast, Glacier National Park and the Colorado Rockies. "Amtrak is more than just transportation-it's a taste of Western hospitality!"
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Archived:
- January 30, 2013
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1980s
"Amtrak's Cardinal Country" brochure, 1980s.
Multi-color printed paper brochure for the Cardinal, c. 1982-1986. From the Ann Owens Collection. The Cardinal (Washington-Chicago) gained its current name in 1977 in recognition of the state bird of the six states through which it runs. From 1982 until 1986, the Cardinal was routed through Muncie and Hammond-Whiting, Ind., both of which are highlighted on the brochure's map.
- 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:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- December 1975
- Date Archived:
- January 24, 2013
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Week of Wheels in Florida" brochure, 1975.
Multi-color printed paper brochure issued in December 1975; from the Ann Owens Collection. The "Week of Wheels" promotion-or WOW-included round-trip train fare to various destinations within Florida coupled with a car upon one's arrival. According to this version of the brochure, "3 full round-trip Week-of-Wheels fares [gets you] a Plymouth Duster."
