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- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- April 30, 2012
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Metroliner Service train at Washington Union Station, early 1970s.
Black and white photograph showing a Metroliner Service train in the yard at Washington Union Station; dates to the early 1970s.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- April 30, 2012
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
Broadway Limited on the Northeast Corridor, early 1970s.
Black and white photograph showing GG-1 #4902 leading theBroadway Limited over the Northeast Corridor.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- April 30, 2012
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
GG-1 locomotive at Novoton Heights, Conn.
A GG-1 locomotive in Penn Central livery leads a train.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- April 30, 2012
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1970s
Silver Meteor near Hollywood, Florida, early 1970s.
Black and white photograph of the southbound Silver Meteor (New York-Miami), framed by palmetto leaves; dates to the early 1970s.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- April 30, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1970s
Dinner Bell in the Dome Lounge Car.
In the 1970s, guests are called to dine with a dining car chime.
- Type:
- Ephemera
- Date Created:
- October 30, 1970
- Date Archived:
- March 23, 2012
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970.
Text of the Congressional Act that established the National Railroad Passenger Corporation—Amtrak—on October 30, 1970
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- November 1976
- Date Archived:
- March 23, 2012
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
Welcome Aboard Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited.
Two-color printed route guide from 1970s, when the Lake Shore Limited still used Grand Central Terminal.
- Type:
- Sales Promotion
- Date Created:
- 1979
- Date Archived:
- March 23, 2012
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1970s
Amtrak's New Crescent.
Color printed promotional brochure from 1979, giving fares.
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- November 1976
- Date Archived:
- January 24, 2012
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
Panama Limited route guide.
Route Guide folding brochure, printed in November 1976.
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- November 1976
- Date Archived:
- January 24, 2012
- Geography:
- Northwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
Empire Builder route guide, 1976.
Two-color printed paper route guide with photographs issued in November 1976 for the Empire Builder (Chicago-Havre-Seattle). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as a map and photographs. "You are about to explore the scenic splendor of America's great Northwest."
