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EVENTS

January events

2006 .

May events

May 4 - Nickel Plate 765 is retired.

May 20 - The Rutland Railroad , in New York and Vermont , ceases operations; the Right-of-way is officially abandoned after ICC approval earlier in the year.

June events

June 28 - The Philadelphia And Reading Railroad 's '' King Coal '' Passenger Train makes its final run to Shamokin, Pennsylvania . {Link without Title}

August events

August 20 - The one millionth railroad carload of Lettuce is shipped from Salinas, California .

August 31 - Detroit, Toledo And Ironton Railroad takes control of Ann Arbor Railroad , in Michigan .

September events

September - General Electric introduces the GE U25C .

October events

October 16 - The Nickel Plate Road together with the Wabash Railroad and several smaller carriers are merged with the profitable Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W).

November events

November - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD GP30 .

November 9 - Two Passenger Train s collide with a derailed freight train on the Tokaido Main Line in Yokohama , Japan ; the Yokohama Rail Crash results in 161 deaths.

Unknown date events

The Central Of Georgia is merged into the Southern Railway .

ALCO introduces the ALCO Century 628 .

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REFERENCES

'' Railroad history of Northumberland County ''. Retrieved June 28 2005 .

'' Railroad history timeline: 1960-1969 ''. Retrieved August 31 2005 .