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Unveiling the first Amtrak route map, 1971.

Black and white photograph showing the official Amtrak route map on May 1, 1971, the first day of Amtrak operations.

Unveiling the first Amtrak route map, 1971.
Photograph Details
Date Archived:
April 13, 2011
Decade:
1970s
Data Format:
Image
Date Created:
May 1, 1971
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On the first day of Amtrak operations, U.S. Secretary of Transportation John Volpe (l), Amtrak President Roger Lewis (c) and Amtrak Board of Incorporation Chairman David W. Kendall (r) stand in front of the Amtrak route map. Kendall, former vice president of legal affairs for Chrysler Corporation, was one of eight members of the Amtrak Board of Incorporation. They were named by President Richard Nixon on December 18, 1970.

Photographer: Unknown for Amtrak.