English Explanatory Dictionary

rainbow era

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period in the early 1970s when Amtrak operated a fleet of used equipment that still carried the paint schemes of their previous owners.

Word forms

rainbow era rainbow eras

Etymology

From the varied, colorful appearance of multiple liveries in one consist.

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