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Happy 15th Anniversary, Acela Express!
Fifteen years ago today, regularly scheduled Acela Express service began on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Washington, New York and Boston. From now through February, Amtrak will mark the...
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Acela Express: Planning for Modern High-Speed Rail
Regularly scheduled Acela Express service began on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Washington, New York and Boston on December 11, 2000. Through February, Amtrak will mark the anniversary with...
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On Tour with the X2000 in America
Regularly scheduled Acela Express service began on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Washington, New York and Boston on December 11, 2000. Through February, Amtrak will mark the anniversary with...
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Acela Service: Refreshing the Amtrak Brand
Coinciding with the launch of Acela service, Amtrak hired designer Stan Herman to create a new uniform based on a color palette of blue, silver and gray.Regularly scheduled Acela Express service began...
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My Life With Acela Express (Frosty Memories Included)
A Guest Post by Gary Pancavage Regularly scheduled Acela Express service began on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Washington, New York and Boston on December 11, 2000. Through February, Amtrak is...
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Building the Infrastructure for Acela Express
Regularly scheduled Acela Express service began on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Washington, New York and Boston on December 11, 2000. Through February, Amtrak is marking the anniversary with...
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All Aboard the Empire Builder!
An exhibit on display at St. Paul Union Depot traces the history of the famed Empire Builder. Image courtesy of the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority.In late 2015, the Ramsey County Regional...
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A Closer Look: Space-Age Transport
On Sunday, March 20, the National Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the traditional arrival of spring in the nation’s capital and the enduring Japanese-American...
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Amtrak Voices: Jack Sappington
Amtrak Voices is an occasional series in which we talk with long-time Amtrak employees to discover what attracted them to the company, recount its early days and explore changes they witnessed in...
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A Closer Look: The Wilmington and Bear Shops
An overlay of a GG-1 locomotive and Acela power car represent the Northeast Corridor, past and present.Amtrak recently installed a new mural in the historic Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station in...
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On the Road with Amtrak
In its early days, Amtrak faced the challenge of informing the public about its services - including routes, destinations, equipment and onboard accommodations. To educate travel agents who sold rail...
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Amtrak Year-by-Year: 1985
In 1985, the public got to know Amtrak better when the Today Show cast took a week-long train trip.Following more than a decade spent refurbishing passenger cars, locomotives and stations, introducing...
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A Short Timetable History
Great Western and Michigan Central railroads adver-tisement, 1857. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.Time and its accuracy are paramount to railroading, which involves careful coordination of train...
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A Fond Farewell to the AEM-7
The AEM-7 Excursion Train crosses over the Susquehanna River on its way to Philadelphia. Image by Emily Moser.This past Saturday, June 18, 2016, Amtrak and rail fans said goodbye to the legendary AEM-7...
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Amtrak Voices: Mike Lustig, Part 1
Amtrak Voices is an occasional series in which we talk with long-time Amtrak employees to discover what attracted them to the company, recount its early days and explore changes they witnessed in...
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Amtrak Voices: Mike Lustig, Part 2
Amtrak Voices is an occasional series in which we talk with long-time Amtrak employees to discover what attracted them to the company, recount its early days and explore changes they witnessed in...
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A Closer Look: The Pere Marquette
Regular service began August 5, 1984.The Amtrak Archives contains dozens of buttons and pins that span the company’s 45 year history. Primarily developed by the Marketing department, they highlighted...
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Meet an Amtrak Bridge Operator
A Northeast Regional train skirts Long Island Sound before crossing the Niantic River over the Niantic River Bridge between East Lyme and Waterford, Conn.During hot summer days, it’s hard not to think...
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A Closer Look: Fleeting Summer
The Montrealer along Lake Champlain at East Alburg, Vt. This watercolor by artist Gil Reid was featured on the 1990 Amtrak calendar.The bright blue waters of Lake Champlain, famed green hills of...
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Stations Then and Now: Tour 3
The Amtrak Marketing department photo library contains thousands of slides that we are working to sort, digitize and make available to the public. The collection includes images of trains traveling...
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