Amtrak’s beginnings

Amtrak’s beginnings

By | June 5, 2001

Half the passenger trains in the U.S. made their final runs on May 1, 1971, Amtrak's first day of operation.

Amtrak Chicago-Los Angeles Super Chief June 1971

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