New Amtrak History Site

[Anderson]

http://history.amtrak.com/

It's pretty interesting and has some fun pictures (such as a 1980 shot of RVR with an LRC set...it's fun to compare the shot with how the platforms, etc. look now with the trees being bigger, etc.). Also, as a warm fuzzy, timetables.org is cited quite often.

 

[Swadian Hardcore]

Who's website is this? Is this actually owned by Amtrak? They have the logo and everything. It dosen't seem new, either, I've seen it before, and how could they just add all that information in one go?

 

[Paulus]

Who's website is this? Is this actually owned by Amtrak? They have the logo and everything. It dosen't seem new, either, I've seen it before, and how could they just add all that information in one go?

It's a subdomain of Amtrak, so either Amtrak owns it or we have one heck of a good and weird hacker on our hands. And apparently it's been up since at least May (looking at the history blog), though not necessarily public.

 

[The Davy Crockett]

Anderson, nice find. At first glance, it looks like it should be fun to poke around a bit.

I pulled up the '1980s' and the first thing that struck me was the ad for the 'New' Metroliner Express Service- NYP to WAS in 2 hours and 59 civilized minutes. I remember once calling up Amtrak in the 1980s and asking about the service:

"It takes three hours to get to New York?" I asked.

"No." Was the answer given to me in a firm and corrective manner.

"It takes two hours and fifty nine minutes."

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[WhoozOn1st]

Good to see that the Museum of Railway Timetables, curated by AU's Anthony, with archival work by MrFSS, is an integral aspect of the Amtrak corporate history site - see the Archives.

 

[Anthony]

The Amtrak History site is the 40th Anniversary site, rebranded to live beyond the 40th year. The URL was changed, with new content as time goes on. The site is operated by Amtrak's Government Affairs and Corporate Communications department.

 

[WhoozOn1st]

Seeing as how I never bothered with the 40th Anniversary site, it remains...

Good to see that the Museum of Railway Timetables, curated by AU's Anthony, with archival work by MrFSS, is an integral aspect of the Amtrak corporate history site - see the Archives.

Didn't get around to the 40th Anniversary train, either.