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- Type:
- Route Guide
- Date Created:
- April 1977
- Date Archived:
- September 1, 2015
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1970s
Southwest Limited route guide, 1977.
Two-color printed paper route guide issued in April 1977 for the daily Southwest Limited (Chicago-Los Angeles). Guide offers brief descriptions of cities and towns along the route, map and photographs. 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. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- 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:
- 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.