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EVENTS
February events
February -
Amtrak
debuts the ''
Desert Wind
''
Passenger Train
between
Los Angeles, California
, and
Ogden, Utah
.
February 21
-
MBTA
discontinues
Passenger Train
service to
Rhode Island
.
May events
May -
General Motors Electro-Motive Division
introduces the
EMD SD50
.
September events
September 1
-
Illinois Terminal Railroad
is purchased by
Norfolk And Western Railroad
.
September 15
- the ''
John Bull
'' becomes the oldest operable
Steam Locomotive
in the world when it is run under its own power by the
Smithsonian Institution
.
Unknown date events
Burlington Northern Railroad
corporate headquarters are moved from
St. Paul, Minnesota
, to
Seattle, Washington
.
Union Pacific 3985
is restored to operating condition, making it the largest operable
Steam Locomotive
in the world.
William Stinson
succeeds
Fred Burbidge
as president of
Canadian Pacific Railway
.
VIA Rail Canada
suspends operation of the ''
Super Continental
''
Passenger Train
.
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REFERENCES
(February
2005
) Trains Timeline, ''Trains Magazine'', p. 9