Journey to Amtrak: The Year History Rode the Passenger Train

Fascinating look at 1971, the transition year in which private American railroads closed their perpetually money losing passenger service and the federal government picked up certain lines and began to run them through Amtrak. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos showing the final days of famed trains across the country. With a table of passenger trains still operating just before Amtrak's takeover. 104 pages.