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1972, 1973, 1974

Years in rail transport

1972 in rail transport
1973 in rail transport
1974 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1973.

Contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 References

Events

January events

January 27 – MBTA purchases several rail lines in New England from Penn Central to form the basis of the new commuter system's network.

February events

February 26 – Chessie System is incorporated to become the parent corporation of a combined B&O/C&O/WM railroad system.^[1]

March events

March 30 – Toronto's Yonge Subway is extended to York Mills Station.^[2]

October events

October 1 – British Rail opens Selby deviation of East Coast Main Line south of York, a 22.8 km (14 mi) new line built to avoid speed restrictions as a result of potential subsidence induced by coal mining in the Selby area.^[3]

Unknown date events

John W. Barriger III becomes president of the Boston and Maine Railroad.^[4]

Births

Deaths

References

^ "Railroad Fallen Flags: C". Classic Trains (Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing). 2006-06-26. http://trains.com/ctr/default.aspx?c=a&id=58. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
^ City of Toronto (2006). "Toronto Transit Commission - History". http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/history.htm. Retrieved 2006-03-29.
^ Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-359-7.
^ "John W. Barriger; Rail historian and railfan". http://www.rosshorwood.com/RailSiteLinksFiles/JohnBarriger.html. Retrieved 2005-02-22.

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