1969 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1969.

Events[edit]

January events[edit]

  • January 1
    • As ordered by court, Penn Central takes over the assets and operations of the bankrupt New York, New Haven and Hartford ("New Haven") for $22 million; new passenger timetables over the new PC New Haven Region take effect February 2.
    • The Pullman Company is dissolved, having ceased to operate sleeping car services in the United States.
A PATCO Speedline train on the first day of service at Lindenwold station

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September events[edit]

Passengers at Chapultepec metro station the day after opening of the Mexico City Subway.

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Unknown date events[edit]

Accidents[edit]

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Last Day of the Waverley Route". Retrieved August 2, 2007.
  2. ^ Green, Oliver (1988). The London Underground - An Illustrated History. Ian Allan. p. 59. ISBN 0-7110-1720-4.
  3. ^ "Miss Southern Belle' dies". Trains News Wire. April 27, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2005.[dead link]
  4. ^ Carter, Thad Hills (2009). Kansas City Southern Railway. Images of Rail. (Reprint of an article by Philip Moseley originally published in the May 1986 issue of Arkansas Railroader). Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Portsmouth, NH; San Francisco, CA: Arcadia Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-7385-6001-4. Retrieved November 2, 2013. I was working that night November 3, 1969, when the last southbound run of the Southern Belle made its way into DeQueen.
  5. ^ "National Railway Museum Port Adelaide – Rail History". natrailmuseum.org.au. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
  6. ^ "堺筋線・阪急京都線の相互直通開始50周年記念列車運転". Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). December 7, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Thomas, David (February 2011). "Bastille, Part 1 - a living museum". Continental Modeller. Beer: Peco Publications. pp. 78–85. ISSN 0955-1298.
  8. ^ "141 TB 407: Une abonnée aux anniversaires…" (in French). AJECTA. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  9. ^ "Attention le 14 décembre 1969 fermeture de cette gare…" (in French). AJECTA. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  10. ^ Bianchi, Curt (May 1995). "By steam to the Grand Canyon". Trains Magazine: 38–45.