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EVENTS

January events

January 19 - The Baltimore And Ohio Railroad inaugurates the '' Cincinnatian '' Passenger Train between Baltimore, Maryland , and Cincinnati, Ohio .

February events

February 28 - The Illinois Central Railroad withdraws its specialized Green Diamond passenger trainset from Chicago - St. Louis service.

March events

March 4 - Ms. Friedel Klussman launches a drive to preserve the San Francisco Cable Car System .

April events

April 27 - After a complete overhaul, Illinois Central 's Green Diamond trainset re-enters active service, this time between Jackson, Mississippi , and New Orleans, Louisiana , as the ''Miss-Lou'' passenger train.

May events

May 5 - Sixteen people die in the Camp Mountain Train Disaster when a crowded picnic train derails on a sharp left-hand curve between Ferny Grove and Camp Mountain stations on the now-closed Dayboro line, approximately 20 Km (12.4 Mile s) northwest of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia .

May 31 - The Gulf, Mobile And Ohio Railroad acquires the Chicago And Alton Railroad .

June events

June 6 - The Pere Marquette Railroad is merged into the Chesapeake And Ohio Railway .

June 29 - The Milwaukee Road inaugurates the Olympian Hiawatha passenger train between Chicago, Illinois and Tacoma, Washington . Simultaneously, the railroad revives the Columbian , operating on the same route.

September events

passenger train failed to take the siding and collided with the No. 4 Transcontinental that was standing on the main line. Thirty-one people were killed.

September 17 - The American Freedom Train , carrying the original versions of the United States Constitution , Declaration Of Independence and the Bill Of Rights , begins a two-year tour of the United States starting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . See also American Freedom Train - 1947-1949 Station Stops

October events

October 18 - Alaska Railroad inaugurates the '' Aurora '' Passenger Train service between Fairbanks and Anchorage .

Unknown date events

The first Diesel Locomotive s enter mainline operation on the Southern Pacific Railroad .

The Southern Pacific Railroad is reincorporated in Delaware .

The '' City Of Los Angeles '' train frequency is upgraded to daily.

The '' Super Chief '' train frequency is upgraded to daily.

Lima Locomotive Works is merged with General Machinery Corporation of Hamilton, OH . The new company is named Lima-Hamilton.

The components of the former M-10002 Streamliner trainset are scrapped.

William Neal succeeds D'Alton Cory Coleman as president of Canadian Pacific Railway .

The last United States Fish And Wildlife Service Fish Car is taken out of service.

The Richmond, Fredericksburg And Potomac Railroad inaugurates its '' Old Dominion '' Passenger Train between Washington, DC , and Richmond, Virginia .

BIRTHS

DEATHS

REFERENCES

Alaska Railroad, '' Alaska Railroad History ''. Retrieved October 18 2005 .

U.S. Government Printing Office ( 2005 .