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I always saw 1958 as a watershed year for the RRs. That's when the federal Interstate Commerce Commission took control of passenger train-off petitions from the states. In a period of 18 months, the number of passenger trains in the U.S. was cut in half. Until then much of the railroads' operations, employment, and publicity were tied to passenger trains. Spiraling labor costs were a big factor in the demise of private passenger train operations along with competition from airlines and autos. Even today Amtrak trains lose money, despite fairly good passenger loadings. <br /> <br />John Baie, author of Two Track Main
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