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- Type:
- Artwork
- Date Archived:
- February 24, 2015
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
RTG Turboliner illustration, 1970s.
Pen and ink illustration depicting a RTG Turboliner passing through the countryside; image likely dates to the late 1970s.
- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Created:
- October 1, 1973
- Date Archived:
- August 13, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
Turbo Service flyer, 1973.
Color printed paper flyer highlighting the introduction of Turboliner trains on the Chicago-Springfield-St. Louis route on October 1, 1973. Flyer includes sample fares and schedule.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- November 1992
- Date Archived:
- June 25, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1990s
X2000 with RTL Turboliners at Washington Union Station, 1992.
Color film slide showing the X2000 demonstration train at Washington Union Station during its testing period in November, 1992.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- April 1975
- Date Archived:
- March 7, 2014
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1970s
Detroit-Chicago Turboliner Service brochure, 1975.
Multicolor printed paper brochure advertising the introduction of Turboliner equipment on the Detroit-Chicago route in April, 1975. Brochure includes schedules, sample fares and descriptions of towns along the route. "There's a bright new look in everything--from the beautiful new carpeting to the ultra-comfortable upholstered reclining seats, to the fold down dining trays with delicious hot meals available..." From the W. Mike Weber Collection.
- Type:
- Newsletter
- Date Created:
- May 15, 1977
- Date Archived:
- December 30, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
Amtrak NEWS, May 15, 1977.
Amtrak NEWS. Vol. 4, No. 9 (May 15, 1977): 8. Print. Includes black and white photographs. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection.
Amtrak NEWS was a bi-monthly newsletter published for Amtrak employees. Feature articles in this issue focus on the discontinuation of the Mountaineer (Norfolk-Cincinnati-Chicago), creation of the Hilltopper (Washington-Roanoake-Tri-State Station) and conclusion of a special transcontinental steam excursion train that ran from Birmingham, Ala. to Portland, Ore.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- December 5, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Empire State Express emerging from Cold Spring Tunnel, 1970s.
Black and white photograph showing the Empire State Express (New York-Niagara Falls) emerging from the south portal of the Cold Spring Tunnel, located along the Hudson River north of the town of Cold Spring. Photograph dates to 1979 or later.
- Type:
- Poster
- Date Created:
- February 1977
- Date Archived:
- September 20, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Train of the Future" Turboliner poster, 1977.
Multicolor printed paper poster released in February 1977 to tout the new RTL Turboliners ordered for use in New York state.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- August 2, 1980
- Date Archived:
- September 16, 2013
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1980s
Turboliner at Detroit Amtrak Family Days, 1980.
Black and white photograph from the August 1980 issue of Amtrak NEWS.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- August 2, 1980
- Date Archived:
- September 16, 2013
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1980s
Equipment display at Detroit Amtrak Family Days, 1980.
Black and white photograph from the August 1980 issue of Amtrak NEWS.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- August 3, 1980
- Date Archived:
- September 16, 2013
- Geography:
- Midwest
- Decade:
- 1980s
Inaugural Lake Cities arrives in Detroit, 1980.
Black and white photograph from the August 1980 issue of Amtrak NEWS.