Thursday, November 22, 2012

New Amtrak History Web Site

Amtrak recently launched a new Web site, History.Amtrak.com, dedicated to providing a view into its extensive archive and is a place to share in its rich history. The site features a collection of historic photographs, ads, route guides, timetable covers and other resources from employees that celebrates Amtrak's more than 40 years as the nation's intercity passenger rail provider.

The site also offers a guides tour through Amtrak's history by decade and how it became America's Railroad. A frequently updated blog provides year-by-year highlights, a look at recently uploaded items and a recap of the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Exhibit Train's cross-country journey in 2011 and 2012.

The digital and physical archives have been compiled and organized with the assistance of the Special Collections Research Center at George Washington University.

--Modified from Charles Varnes, Wheel Clicks, Pacific Railroad Society.

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