Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rainbow era

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: rain-bow era
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

rainbow eras (plural)

Questions

What does rainbow era mean?: A period in the early 1970s when Amtrak operated a fleet of used equipment that still carried the paint schemes of their previous owners.
Where does rainbow era come from?: From the varied, colorful appearance of multiple liveries in one consist.

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