The Rail Passenger Service Act, approved on October 30, 1970, created the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak. The act consolidated the national passenger rail service into a for-profit corporation to provide intercity rail passenger service. Amtrak was subsequently incorporated in the District of Columbia on March 30, 1971, and began rail service on May 1, 1971.
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