April 30: Privately-operated railroad passenger service in Michigan comes to an end on the C&O, GTW, The Milwaukee Road, Penn Central and the Norfolk & Western RR as Amtrak is formed. The "Wabash Cannonball" operates for the last time between Detroit and St. Louis.
April 30: The last regularly scheduled passenger trains, #206 and 208 operate between Muskegon via Grand Haven to Holland on the Chessie. [MRC-4/1988]
April 30: The GTW ends inter-city passenger service. The "Mohawk" was the last passenger train in and out of Brush Street Station. Detroit to Pontiac commuter trains continue to use the station. [MRC-6/1973]
May 1: Fort Street Union Depot is closed. [IT-4/81/DPH]
May 1: The C&NW ceases passenger train operation (a Sunday-only operation) from Chicago to Menominee in Wisconsin. [MSL]
May 1: Amtrak trains cover 21,000 miles nationally, begins operations in Michigan. [MRRC/STOV]
Amtrak closes the 1886 Ann Arbor depot. It is sold to the Chuck Muer organization and reopened as a highly regarded eatery. [BWC-4/1990]
Amtrak discontinues operating passenger service from Detroit east through Canada. [MRC-12/1974]
The C&O abandons branch lines between Port Huron and Croswell, and between Harbor Beach and Port Hope. [AB]
The Copper Range Railroad takes up rail between Mill-Mine Jct. and Freda. [CRH]
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