Complimentary Bar Soap from Amtrak, 1971-1980

Interstate highways and expanding airlines ate away at passenger train revenues in the 1950s and 1960s -- and left American railroads eager to exit the passenger business. In 1971, the federal government formed Amtrak to operate passenger trains. The Amtrak network ranged from relatively short regional routes to long-distance trains that traveled more than 2,000 miles.