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Events In Railway History
Events In Railway History. 1945-1953
US President Harry S Truman is the last “railroad President.” His successors will rely mostly on planes and automobiles, using trains largely for campaign trips.
Events In Railway History. 1970
The Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 creates Amtrak to take over intercity rail passenger service. Amtrak officially begins service on May 1, 1971.
Events In Railway History. June 6, 1981
800 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the world’s worst rail accident when a cyclone blew an overcrowded train off its tracks into the River Kosi in India’s eastern state of Bihar.
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