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1961
,
1962
,
1963
Years in rail transport
1961 in rail transport
1962 in rail transport
1963 in rail transport
This article lists events related to
rail transport
that occurred in
1962
.
Contents
1
Events
1.1
January events
1.2
February events
1.3
March events
1.4
July events
1.5
September events
1.6
October events
1.7
Unknown date events
2
Births
3
Deaths
3.1
Unknown date deaths
4
References
Events
January events
January 8 - The
Harmelen train disaster
, the worst railway accident in the history of
The Netherlands
, occurs when one
passenger train
driver misses a warning signal and
passes a red signal
to collide nearly head-on with another passenger train. 93 are killed.
February events
Bodø railway station
February 1 -
Nordlandsbanen
in
Norway
is completed and opened to
Bodø
.
March events
March 15 -
Canadian Pacific Railway
receives authorization to discontinue
passenger train
service between
Ottawa
and Chalk River.
[
1
]
July events
July 17 -
Canadian National Railway
debuts a new paint scheme on its transcontinental
passenger train
, the
Super Continental
.
September events
September 7 - The
Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway
, in
England
, is closed by the
Western Region of British Railways
.
October events
October 11 -
Colorado and Southern Railroad
2-8-0
number 641 pulls the last
steam locomotive
-operated regular daily service revenue train on a
standard gauge
railroad in the
United States
when it pulls a train from
Leadville
to
Climax, Colorado
.
October 28 - The
Lake Street Elevation
of the
Chicago Transit Authority
rail system is placed in operation, relocating 2.6 miles of the former at-grade portion of the route onto the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
's elevated right-of-way, with new above-ground stations at Central, Austin, Ridgeland, Oak Park and
Harlem/Lake
. The improvement eliminated a total of 22 grade crossings in
Chicago
,
Oak Park
and
Forest Park
.
Unknown date events
New York Central
purchases the first electric
multiple unit
passenger cars
from
Pullman-Standard
for use on the
Metro-North
railroad.
Union Pacific 3985
, the largest operable
steam locomotive
in the world, is removed from revenue service on the
Union Pacific Railroad
.
First
Indian Railways
Class WDM-2
, from
ALCO
, introduced. The class will eventually exceed 2,800 units.
[
2
]
ALCO
closes the ALCO Thermal Products Division (formerly
Brooks Locomotive Works
) plant in
Dunkirk, New York
.
Harry A. deButts
is succeeded by
D. William Brosnan
as president of the
Southern Railway
.
The
Northern Refrigerator Car Line
is combined with
Merchants Despatch
.
Births
Deaths
Unknown date deaths
Ralph Budd
, president of the
Great Northern Railway
1919–1932 and
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
1932–1949 (b. 1879).
References
(2000),
American Experience / Streamliners / People & Events / Ralph Budd
. Retrieved February 22, 2005.
Norfolk Southern Railway
. Retrieved February 22, 2005.
President and Fellows of Harvard College (2004),
20th century great American business leaders - Ralph Budd
. Retrieved February 22, 2005.
Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005),
This Month in Railroad History - October
. Retrieved October 11, 2005.
(April 3, 2005),
Significant dates in Canadian railway history
. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986). "America's most noteworthy railroaders".
Railroad History
154
: pp. 9-15.
OCLC
1785797
.
ISSN
0090-7847
.
^
"Significant dates in Ottawa railway history"
.
Colin Churcher's Railway Pages
. 2007-02-23
.
http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/ottawa.htm
. Retrieved 2007-03-15
.
^
Dutta, Joydeep (2001).
"The WDM-2 loco - a tribute"
. Indian Railways Fan Club
.
http://www.irfca.org/articles/jdutta-20010523-tribute.html
. Retrieved 2009-12-21
.
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American Experience / Streamliners / People & Events / Ralph Budd
- American Experience | Streamliners | People & Events
Significant dates in Canadian railway history
- Dates in Canadian Railway History
This Month in Railroad History - October
- Rivanna Chapter, NRHS - This Month in Railroad History
Significant dates in Ottawa railway history
- Dates in Ottawa Railway History
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