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- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- June 13, 2013
- Decade:
- 1970s
Amtrak E8 locomotive #284, mid-1970s.
Color photograph of Amtrak E8 locomotive #284 in a rural setting. Image probably dates to the mid-1970s.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- June 13, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Amtrak X995 test locomotive, late 1970s.
Color photograph of the X995, a Swedish electric locomotive tested by Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor as a possible replacement for the GG-1. Photograph most likely dates to mid-1970s.
- Type:
- Button
- Date Archived:
- June 11, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Ask for a Sleeper" button, late 1970s.
Promotional button made to encourage passengers to upgrade to sleeping accommodations. Metal button with pin; measures approximately 3" across.
- Type:
- Advertisement
- Date Created:
- 1971
- Date Archived:
- June 11, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
"We've Rejected 2 Out Of Every 3 Cars" advertisement, 1971.
Black and white printed paper advertisement highlighting improvements to the intercity passenger rail system undertaken by Amtrak in its first year of operation. "We're making the trains worth traveling again."
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Archived:
- June 11, 2013
- Decade:
- 1970s
Designing new seating, 1970s.
Black and white photograph depicting a designer and engineer discussing new seating.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- December 1973
- Date Archived:
- June 11, 2013
- Geography:
- West
- Decade:
- 1970s
Passenger Representative, 1973.
Black and white photo of a Passenger Representative aboard the Coast Starlight in 1973.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- April 1975
- Date Archived:
- June 11, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Main Amtrak computer center, 1975.
Black and white photo showing the main computer center at Amtrak headquarters in Southwest Washington, D.C.
- Type:
- Photograph
- Date Created:
- April 1975
- Date Archived:
- June 11, 2013
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 1970s
Main Amtrak computer center, 1975.
Black and white photo showing the main computer center at Amtrak headquarters in Southwest Washington, D.C.
- Type:
- Poster
- Date Archived:
- May 31, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
"Traveling by train" booklet, 1970s.
Multicolor printed paper booklet with car diagrams and drawings of car interiors. Dates to the early 1970s; from the Ann Owens Collection. This booklet describes the various accommodations and public spaces found on Amtrak long- and short-distance trains. Amtrak inherited its rolling stock from the predecessor railroads when it took over most passenger rail service in 1971.
- Type:
- Newsletter
- Date Created:
- November 1, 1976
- Date Archived:
- May 31, 2013
- Geography:
- National
- Decade:
- 1970s
Amtrak NEWS , Nov. 1, 1976.
Amtrak NEWS. Vol. 3, No. 20 (Nov. 1, 1976): 8. Print. Includes black and white photographs and drawings.
Amtrak NEWS was a bi-monthly newsletter published for Amtrak employees. Feature articles in this issue focus on President Gerald Ford's campaign trip aboard Amtrak and the "Great Train-Auto Race" held in Southern California.
