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EVENTS

February events

February 1 - The Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad merge to form the Penn Central . Terms of the merger with the New York, New Haven And Hartford Railroad have not yet been agreed with the Interstate Commerce Commission ; in the interim, the Penn Central will financially support the New Haven.

April events

April 4 - Transit Planning Study, Chicago Central Area, a three volume report authorized in 1965 , is published by the City Of Chicago , Chicago Transit Authority , and other public agencies. It proposed a new Loop Subway under Randolph, Wabash, Van Buren and Franklin Streets and a Distributor Subway system under Monroe Street to the lakefront area. It was referred to as the Chicago Central Area Transit Plan , or CCATP.

April 5 - The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA), responsible for closing most of the northern part of the Irish Railway System , is dissolved. Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) (formed as Ulster Transport Railways) takes over operation of railways in Northern Ireland .

April 8 - The last run of the '' Golden State '' Passenger Train on the Rock Island and Southern Pacific railroads departs Los Angeles, California .

June events

June 12 - Following the withdrawal of Soo Line Railroad 's objections, the Interstate Commerce Commission reaffirms its approval of the proposed CNW / CGW merger.¹

July events

July 1 - The Chicago Great Western Railway is merged into the Chicago And North Western Railway to avoid bankruptcy.

July 19 - Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railway 's '' Texas Chief '' Passenger Train discontinues station stops at Dallas, Texas .

July 30 - The Chicago And North Western Railway railroad acquires the Des Moines And Central Iowa Railway and the Fort Dodge, Des Moines And Southern Railway .

August events

August 22 - Magma Arizona Railroad discontinues its use of Steam Locomotive s.

December events

December 31 - Penn Central 's purchase of the New York, New Haven And Hartford Railroad is completed.

Unknown date events

Construction is completed on the Muskingum Electric Railroad in southeastern Ohio .

The Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railway operates the last passenger train on its subsidiary Grand Canyon Railway , carrying only three passengers for the final run.

BIRTHS

DEATHS

October 7 - Richard M. Dilworth , General Motors Electro-Motive Division chief engineer credited with developing the Diesel-electric locomotive concept in the 1930s (b. 1885 ).²

REFERENCES

Bianchi, Curt (May 1995 ), "By steam to the Grand Canyon", ''Trains Magazine'', p. 38-45.

Reh, Vincent (February 2002 ), Muskingum Electric Railroad just about done, ''Trains Magazine'', p. 22-23.

Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, ( 2005 .

Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society ( 2005 .