Nice piece of history. I saw some other documentary about it a while ago, but they didn't show as much as you did. People forget that it was a time before modern media, the Interstate system, etc. and getting around on trains was the way to reach out to the American people.,(reply>), Actually the Interstate Highway Act as well as the gargantuan subsidies for aviation are among the main reasons for the decline of America's railroads...,(reply>), Yes - that came later.,(reply>), Trains are still a good way to see the "real America". Nobody gives a second thought which "face" they are presenting to train tracks. And Amtrak seats you with strangers in the dining car. Better opportunities to get to talk with Americans and visitors of all stripes barely exist.,(reply>), reimann4 yeah, in fact didn't the interstate pop up around when this fell out of use?