Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/May 1

An eastbound Michigan Services Amtrak train passing Porter, Indiana

1872 – The Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway, in England, opens.
1872 – The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad begins construction westward from Newton, Kansas, toward Colorado.
1917 – The Santa Fe de Luxe passenger train between Chicago and Los Angeles is discontinued as it is not considered essential for the war effort.
1971 – Amtrak (pictured) begins operations of most intercity passenger train service in the United States.

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