1961 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1961.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January events
- January 4 - Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke delivers the first electric locomotives built in the German Democratic Republic to Deutsche Reichsbahn.
- January 16 - Eastern Region of British Railways takes delivery of D9001, the first production "Deltic" class diesel locomotive.
[edit] February events
- February 4 - Lehigh Valley Railroad discontinues its Black Diamond passenger train service.
- February 6 - The the first automatic level crossing in Britain was installed at Spath, Staffordshire.
[edit] March events
- March 27 - Black demonstrators stage a "ride-in" on Charleston, South Carolina, streetcars.
[edit] April events
- D5151, the first Sulzer Type 2 diesel locomotive, later British Rail Class 25, is completed at B.R. Darlington Works.
[edit] May events
- May 24 - The Milwaukee Road's Olympian Hiawatha passenger train makes its final run between Chicago, Illinois, and Seattle, Washington.
- May 28 - The Orient Express makes its last run between Paris, France, and Bucharest, Romania.
[edit] June events
- June - The last of the Bradshaw railway timetables, first published by George Bradshaw in 1839, is published in Britain.
- June 1 - Dr Richard Beeching takes office as chairman of the British Transport Commission and British Railways Board.
[edit] August events
- August 31 - Portland, Maine's Union Station is demolished to make room for a shopping plaza.
[edit] September events
- September 23 - Maritime, Coal Railway and Power Company, in Nova Scotia, ceases operations.
- September 30 - Southern Pacific Railroad closes the Fremont-Centerville (Amtrak station).
[edit] October events
- October 18 - General Motors Electro-Motive Division completes construction of the first GP30 diesel locomotive.
[edit] November events
- November 20 - Union Pacific 844 makes its first excursion run following retirement from regular revenue service on the Union Pacific Railroad.
[edit] Unknown date events
- Atlantic Coast Line's headquarters are moved from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida.
- Construction is completed on Mexico's Chihuahua al Pacífico which linked the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, to the town of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, near the Pacific coast.
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[edit] References
- Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This Month in Railroad History: October. Retrieved October 18, 2005.
- Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This month in railroad history - November. Retrieved November 20, 2005.
- Smith, Ivan (March 29, 2005), History of Railway Companies in Nova Scotia. Retrieved September 23, 2005.
