Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service.

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in every contiguous U.S. state except for Wyoming and South Dakota as well as three Canadian provinces. Amtrak is a portmanteau of the words America and track.

Rail transportation in the United States includes freight and passenger service. Freight moves along a well integrated network of standard gauge private freight railroads that also extend into Canada and Mexico. The United States has the largest rail transport network of any country in the world, about 136,729 miles (220,044 km). A larger fraction of freight moves by rail in the United States than in most countries and freight rail companies are generally profitable.

May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 244 days remain until the end of the year.