1965 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1965.
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Events
January events
- January 17 - Riverview station, in Waltham, Massachusetts, on the Boston and Maine Railroad closes.
March events
- March 20 - At least 17 stations and two lines closed in Airedale and Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England, as a result of the Beeching Axe. [1]
May events
- May - John W. Barriger III succeeds William N. Deramus III as president of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.
October events
- October 31 - Canadian National Railway inaugurates Rapido passenger train service between Montreal and Toronto.
December events
- December - General Electric introduces the GE U28C.
- December 9 - Căile Ferate Române, the national railway system of Romania, opens its first electrified segment using the existing Braşov-Predeal line.
Unknown date events
- Southern Pacific's bid for control of the Western Pacific is rejected by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
- The steam generators on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's EMD AB6 diesel locomotives are replaced with head-end power (HEP) units and the locomotives re-enter service, now on commuter trains in Chicago, Illinois.
- Richard Beeching steps down from the chairmanship of the British Railways Board.
Births
Deaths
September deaths
- September 27 - William Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932–1944 (b. 1876).
References
- Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved October 31 2005.
- Katy Railroad Historical Society, Katy Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved February 9 2005.
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (2004). Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale. The Amadeus Press. ISBN 1-871944-28-7.
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