 In November, the federal government established Railpax (later Amtrak) to consolidate unprofitable transcontinental passenger services previously operated by competing railroads.The six passenger trains serving Edmonds were eliminated or rerouted elsewhere under the Railpax plan; the final "Empire Builder" train departed from Edmonds on the afternoon of April 30, 1971.The station remained open as a Burlington Northern freight stop and maintained by the railroad in hopes of restored passenger service.