Amtrak's Iconic Iconography

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  @AmtrakGuy365 · 5 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Sorry that this video took so long to get done, it was a bit of a bigger project and some personal circumstances prevented me from getting it done sooner. Either way, special thanks to those listed in the description who provided pictures and videos for this project! The music used is also in the description! Also I'd like to clarify a couple things, the original Amtrak Arrow logo is officially called "The Arrow" and not the "Pointless Arrow". I'm also aware I used the typeface Arial when talking about Helvetica earlier in the video. The two are similar but have minor differences in the letterforms. Back when I made this (I'm typing these corrections out in 2024) I never noticed the differences.

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  @casey6556 · 5 years ago

  Somehow I'd never quite "seen" the rails in the Amtrak logo until now, and now I'll never be able to unsee them LMAO

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  @packr72 · 5 years ago

  2020 and we’re still waiting for “Highspeed Rail” in Illinois.

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  @robertbauers2210 · 4 years ago

  The Attendant at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeG69Tu-r84&amp;t=184">3:04</a>-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeG69Tu-r84&amp;t=187">3:07</a> is Julie Byrne I worked for Amtrak and started working Onboard AutoTrain (Onboard Services) October 1995 and Julie was the Crew Chief on the Crew I was on

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  @xott99 · 5 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeG69Tu-r84&amp;t=455">7:35</a> <b>Angry Dutch noises</b>

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  @Mr.StayPuft · 5 years ago

  You have the mark of a truly high quality YouTuber, a constantly increasing quality in your videos

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  @TheMrPeteChannel · 5 years ago

  They really need to bring back the pointless arrow. Burger King just &nbsp;brought back it&apos;s old logo.

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  @declanrex9435 · 5 years ago

  Always found trains interesting but never was able to &quot;get into&quot; them as I rarely encountered them and it is a hard topic to learn about from the ground up, and your channel has helped with very digestible professionally made content. &nbsp;Thank you for these videos.

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  @AngelBrockTubBodBabyAliveFan · 5 years ago

  I like the Phase V on the P42s

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  @Handlesarestoopid · 5 years ago

  I&apos;m so glad you posted. Tonight I&apos;ve been having a very bad day as my little brother and WOTB made things hard and exhausting

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  @caddyjoint96 · 5 years ago

  I&apos;m a CG artist and I&apos;ve been a graphic artist since grade school -- fascinated with company logos and the fonts used in them along with vehicle design including trains. &nbsp;This channel is enthralling for me because it has so many of my interests rolled into one. &nbsp;The most minute details of a design capture my attention and are meaningful to me because it keeps me reminded that the smallest nuance of a design can convey it&apos;s own thought or feeling.

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  @PowerTrain611 · 5 years ago

  Early amtrak:<br>Star Trek<br>Modern Amtrak:<br>Star Wars

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