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- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Created:
- 2001
- Date Archived:
- February 21, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 2000s
Coast Starlight informational flyer, 2001.
Multi-color printed paper flyer issued in 2001 to answer basic questions about travel on the Coast Starlight (Los Angeles-Portland-Seattle). From the Ann Owens Collection. Includes information about tickets, pets, luggage and other essential travel tips. "Your journey on the Coast Starlight couldn't be simpler...your satisfaction is guaranteed!"
- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Archived:
- February 21, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
"Amtrak's Superliner is Somethin' Special" flyer.
Multi-color printed paper flyer created to promote the new Superliner equipment. Dates between 1979 and the mid-1980s; from the Ann Owens Collection. Built by Pullman-Standard, the bi-level Superliner equipment went into service in 1979 to replace cars inherited from the predecessor railroads. This flyer describes sleeping accommodations and coach comforts such as drop down trays and overhead lighting.
- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Created:
- September 1977
- Date Archived:
- February 21, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1970s
San Francisco Zephyr travel deals flyer, 1977.
Multi-color printed paper flyer issued in September 1977 to promote travel on the San Francisco Zephyr (Chicago-Oakland/San Francisco). From the Ann Owens Collection. Flyer describes excursion tours, group discounts and methods of payment. "See America the way it was meant to be seen...at ground level. The view on the route of the "San Francisco Zephyr" is breathtaking!"
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- April 4, 2011
- Date Archived:
- February 21, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 2010s
Roofline of the Glenwood Springs, Colo. station, 2011.
Color digital photograph of the Glenwood Springs, Colo. station taken on April 4, 2011.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- April 15, 2011
- Date Archived:
- February 21, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 2010s
Glenwood Springs, Colo. station detail, 2011.
Color digital photograph of the Glenwood Springs, Colo. station taken on April 15, 2011.
- 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 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 10, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1990s
Coast Starlight booklet, 1990s.
Multi-color printed paper brochure with photographs. From the Ann Owens Collection; dates to the 1990s or later. Brochure describes accommodations and amenities available aboard the Coast Starlight, such as wine tastings, as well as the diverse landscapes through which the route passes. "The journey begins...long before the first destination is called out by the conductor."
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- June 1973
- Date Archived:
- January 10, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1970s
Empire Builder route guide, 1973.
Multicolor printed paper route guide issued in June 1973 for the daily Empire Builder (Chicago-Seattle). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as a fold-out map. From the Ann Owens Collection. Parts of the route were realigned in the late 1970s and 1980s, and therefore some communities listed in this guide lost service while others gained.
- Type:
- Button
- Date Archived:
- December 28, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1990s
Pioneer-Wyoming Service button.
Promotional button for the Pioneer (Chicago-Laramie-Seattle). Metal button with pin; measures approximately 2" by 2". Dates to after 1991.
