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- Type:
- Menu
- Date Archived:
- March 21, 2014
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1980s
Crescent menu, 1980s.
Two-color printed paper menu (breakfast, lunch and dinner) issued for use on the Crescent (New York-New Orleans); dates to the late 1980s or early 1990s. Passengers could choose from southern favorites including a catfish po-boy sandwich, Maryland crab cakes and Virginia ham with orange-raisin sauce. Sweet potato pie with whipped cream made for a classic dessert. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Created:
- 1980
- Date Archived:
- March 21, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1980s
Panama Limited "Mardi Gras Deal" flyer, 1980.
Multicolor printed paper flyer issued in late 1979 or early 1980 to promote discounted round-trip coach fares on the daily Panama Limited (Chicago-New Orleans).
- Type:
- Ticket Jacket
- Date Created:
- August 1980
- Date Archived:
- March 21, 2014
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1980s
Ticket jacket with F40 and Amfleet cars, 1980.
Paper ticket jacket issued in August, 1980. Ticket jackets traditionally feature information about refunds, payment methods and sales promotions. The F40PH locomotive on the cover wears the Phase II livery introduced in 1975. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- March 7, 2014
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
Piano lounge in a Sightseer Lounge car, 1980s.
Promotional color photograph showing the interior of an original piano lounge on the lower level of a Superliner I Sightseer Lounge car; photo likely dates to the early 1980s.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- February 28, 2014
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
Interior of a Superliner I Dining car, 1980s.
Promotional color photograph showing the upper level of a Superliner I Dining car.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- February 28, 2014
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
Superliner I Family Bedroom, 1980s.
Promotional color photograph showing the features of a Superliner I Family Bedroom, taken when the Sleeping cars were new.
- Type:
- Menu
- Date Created:
- January 1985
- Date Archived:
- February 14, 2014
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
Southwest Chief menu and beverage list, 1985.
Printed paper foldout menu and beverage list issued in January 1985 for use on the Southwest Chief (Chicago-Los Angeles). Includes breakfast, lunch and dinner options, as well as the beverage selection. The bottom edge features a border with American Indian motifs. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Sales Promotion
- Date Archived:
- February 14, 2014
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1980s
Accommodations flip book, 1980s.
Printed paper flip book for use by ticket and travel agents to show accommodations on various cars in the Amtrak fleet: Heritage, Metroliner, Amfleet and Superliner. Includes a system map and numerous black and white photographs.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- May 9, 1980
- Date Archived:
- February 5, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
AEM-7s enter revenue service, 1980.
Black and white photograph showing the christening of AEM-7 No. 901 on May 9, 1980. This was the first AEM-7 to enter revenue service.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- October 1, 1983
- Date Archived:
- January 21, 2014
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1980s
"Ski Amtrak Country" brochure, 1983.
Multicolor printed paper brochure issued for winter 1983-1984 to promote vacation packages via Amtrak to famous ski resorts across the United States and Canada. "Enjoy the après-ski atmosphere of the Amtrak lounge. Sink into cushioned reclining coach seats...Meet other ski buffs and make new friends. Polish up your ski jargon..." From the W. Mike Weber Collection.
