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- Type:
- Flyer
- Date Archived:
- October 23, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
Viewliner flyer, 1980s.
Multicolor printed paper flyer issued in the late 1980s to solicit passenger feedback on the prototype Viewliner cars.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Created:
- April 1988
- Date Archived:
- October 23, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1980s
Viewliner brochure, 1988.
Multicolor printed paper brochure issued in April 1988 to promote the new Viewliner cars. That year, Amtrak introduced three prototype single-level Viewliners—two Sleeping cars and a Dining car—that ran in revenue service for evaluation. Passengers and employees were encouraged to provide feedback on the design and ride quality. From the Ann Owens Collection.
- Type:
- Brochure
- Date Archived:
- June 17, 2013
- Geography:
- South
- Decade:
- 1990s
Viewliner brochure, mid-1990s.
Multicolor printed paper brochure highlighting the new single-level Viewliner sleeping cars. From the Ann Owens Collection; dates to the mid-late 1990s. Viewliners, manufactured by Amerail and introduced in 1996, are primarily used on routes in the East and Midwest where tunnel and bridge clearances preclude the use of Superliners.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- 1988
- Date Archived:
- April 22, 2011
- Decade:
- 1980s
Prototype Viewliner Sleeping car, 1988.
Color photograph taken in 1988 showing the Viewliner prototype Sleeping car No. 2300 in Washington, D.C.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- April 22, 2011
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1980s
Prototype Viewliner Bedroom, 1980s.
Color photograph showing a Bedroom made up for the evening in one of the prototype Viewliner Sleeping cars; image probably dates to the late 1980s.