Pointless Arrow

Pointless Arrow

By Angela Cotey | October 5, 2020

| Last updated on August 8, 2025


Amtrak's first system timetable

On May 1, 1971, Amtrak Passenger Service Rep Patty Saunders, who once was a Seaboard Coast Line hostess, poses with the first system timetable. The passenger carrier’s “pointless arrow” logo is featured prominently.
Photo by Amtrak

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