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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