All posts tagged: 1971

Project: Diagram of Amtrak Rail Services, May 1971

comments 12
Filed Under:
🔸澳州10开奖记录s, My 澳洲10开官网开奖, Prints Available

May 1, 2021 marks Amtrak🔸AB开奖网澳洲幸运10官网网页s 50th anniversary! On that day in 1971, most regional and long-distance trains in the United States either disappeared or became part of the new national rail carrier🔸AB开奖网澳洲幸运10官网网页s network (there were some exceptions to this rule, which we🔸AB开奖网澳洲幸运10官网网页ll get to later). While there are plenty of maps out there that show the general extent of Amtrak🔸AB开奖网澳洲幸运10官网网页s nascent system — including one that I made myself as part of an historical series […]

Project: Amtrak Timeline Map, 1971-2017

comments 3
Filed Under:
🔸澳州10开奖记录s, Visualizations

Here's a fun little project: an interactive timeline of Amtrak's passenger rail routes from its inauguration in 1971 through to the current day. Using the extensive Amtrak timetable archives over at the Museum of Railway Timetables (well worth a visit!), I've created maps in five year increments -- 1971, 1976, 1981, etc. -- that show the changing face of passenger rail in the United States over the last 40-plus years. Click through to inspect the map!