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Photos From The 2001
AHS Conference
Chicago, Illinois
Ray Burns and I, Steve Grande, did not take many notes about the meeting but we sure took a lot of photographs!
Below you will find links to 18 sets of photos from the 2001 Amtrak Historical Society Conference
which was held in Chicago, Illinois. This was the 30th Anniversary for Amtrak.
- Set #01 - Apr 27, 2001: Amtrak Reservation Center - Chicago.
- Set #02 - Apr 27, 2001: Amtrak Reservation Center - Chicago.
- Set #03 - Apr 27, 2001: Amtrak Reservation Computer Center - Chicago.
- Set #04 - Apr 27, 2001: Amtrak Historical Society Meeting.
- Set #05 - Apr 28, 2001: Ride on Chicago's Metra to Pullman District.
- Set #06 - Apr 28, 2001: Ride on Chicago's Metra to Pullman District.
- Set #07 - Apr 28, 2001: Historic Pullman District.
- Set #08 - Apr 28, 2001: Historic Pullman District.
- Set #09 - Apr 28, 2001: Historic Pullman District.
- Set #10 - Apr 28, 2001: Metra Train back to Downtown Chicago.
- Set #11 - Apr 28, 2001: Amtrak Chicago Yard viewed from the bridge.
- Set #12 - Apr 28, 2001: Amtrak Chicago Yard viewed from the bridge.
- Set #13 - Apr 28, 2001: Amtrak Chicago Yard viewed from the bridge.
- Set #14 - Apr 28, 2001: Amtrak Chicago Yard viewed from the bridge.
- Set #15 - Apr 28, 2001: Amtrak Chicago Yard viewed from the bridge.
- Set #16 - Apr 28, 2001: Scottish Thistle Private Railcar in the Amtrak Yard.
- Set #17 - Apr 28, 2001: Amtrak Historical Society Meeting.
- Set #18 - Apr 28, 2001: Amtrak Historical Society Meeting.
- View of Amtrak Chicago Yard from Sears Tower.
Click here to read the transcript
of the speech from Lee Gleysteen of Amtrak Intercity.
Ray Burns did describe the events of the conference in his travelogue somewhat.
Click here
to read that segment of his travelogue. If you would like to read the travelogues of our entire
round trip on the Amtrak Southwest Chief along with additional photos,
click here.
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