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- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- March 1989
- Date Archived:
- December 21, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
Southwest Chief route guide, 1989.
Multicolor printed paper route guide issued in March 1989 for the Southwest Chief (Chicago-Los Angeles). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as a map. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- March 1989
- Date Archived:
- December 20, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
Sunset Limited route guide, 1989.
Multicolor printed paper route guide issued in March 1989 for the Sunset Limited (New Orleans-Los Angeles). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as a map. From the Ann Owens Collection. The Sunset Limited, begun by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1894, is one of the oldest named passenger trains still operating in the United States.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- June 1987
- Date Archived:
- December 20, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
Southwest Chief brochure, 1987.
Multicolor printed paper brochure issued in June 1987 for the daily Southwest Chief (Chicago-Los Angeles). Brochure offers passengers an overview of the train staff, accommodations and photo tips. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- October 1986
- Date Archived:
- December 20, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
Coast Starlight route guide, 1986.
Multicolor printed paper route guide issued in October 1986 for the daily Coast Starlight (Los Angeles-Seattle). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as a map and photo tips. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- March 1989
- Date Archived:
- December 20, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1980s
Southwest Chief brochure, 1989.
Multicolor printed paper brochure issued in March 1989 for the daily Southwest Chief (Chicago-Los Angeles). Brochure offers passengers an overview of the train staff, accommodations and photo tips. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- May 1974
- Date Archived:
- December 11, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1970s
Southwest Limited route guide, 1974.
Multicolor printed paper route guide issued in May 1974 for the daily Southwest Limited (Chicago-Los Angeles). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as a fold-out map. 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:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- December 1975
- Date Archived:
- December 11, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1970s
San Francisco Zephyr route guide, 1975.
Multicolor printed paper route guide issued in December 1975 for the San Francisco Zephyr. Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, as well as a fold-out map. From the Ann Owens Collection. Between May 1971 and June 1972, the Chicago-San Francisco/Oakland route was covered by two trains: the daily Denver Zephyr (Chicago-Denver) and the thrice-weekly City of San Francisco (Denver-San Francisco/Oakland). In mid-1972, the route became daily and was rebranded the San Francisco Zephyr.
- Type:
- Transparency
- Date Created:
- August 2000
- Date Archived:
- December 4, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 2000s
California Zephyr near Shale, Colo., 2000.
One of a set of Kodak transparencies depicting scenes along the route of the California Zephyr, August 2000.
- Type:
- Transparency
- Date Created:
- 2000
- Date Archived:
- December 4, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 2000s
California Zephyr near Plain, Colo., 2000.
One of a set of Kodak transparencies depicting scenes along the route of the California Zephyr, c. 2000.
- Type:
- Transparency
- Date Archived:
- December 4, 2012
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 2000s
California Zephyr, c. 2000.
One of a set of Kodak transparencies depicting scenes along the route of the California Zephyr, c. 2000.
