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"Traveling by train" booklet, 1970s.

Multicolor printed paper booklet with car diagrams and drawings of car interiors; dates to the early 1970s. This booklet describes the various accommodations and public spaces found on Amtrak long- and short-distance trains. Amtrak gained its rolling stock from the predecessor railroads when it took over most passenger rail service in 1971. From the Ann Owens Collection.