Meaning of rainbow era | Babel Free
Definitions
A period in the early 1970s when Amtrak operated a fleet of used equipment that still carried the paint schemes of their previous owners.
US, informal
Examples
“Amtrak's Rainbow Era was the first few years where consists were multi-colored because many legacy carriers' former rolling stock⟳ was mixed together and not yet painted for Amtrak.”
“We have⟳ come⟳ a long way since that “rainbow era” of using hand-me-down equipment.”
“That was the rainbow era when much of Amtrak was still running in the original roads’ paint⟳ until 1974.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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