1985 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1985.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January events
- January 5 - At ceremonies held in Nenana and Seward, Alaska, ownership of the Alaska Railroad is officially transferred to the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
[edit] February events
- February 21 - The Soo Line acquires the Milwaukee Road and attempts to operate it as a subsidiary railroad.
[edit] March events
- March - The Tōhoku Shinkansen line in Japan is extended from Omiya Station to Ueno Station, near Tokyo.
[edit] April events
- April 30 - Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway assume joint operations of southern Ontario's Canada Southern Railway line.[2]
[edit] Unknown date events
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority expands rail service on the Red Line beyond Harvard Square, into the west Cambridge and Somerville areas.
- The Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad is formed by a spinoff of former Illinois Central lines from Chicago, Illinois, westward.
- Amtrak's Gulf Coast Limited passenger train makes its final run.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] March deaths
- March 23 - Richard Beeching, chairman of the British Railways Board 1961–1965 (b. 1913).
[edit] References
- (June 1995), "Timeline", Trains Magazine, p. 19.
