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EVENTS

April events

April 25 - Denver And Rio Grande Western Railroad discontinues independent intercity Passenger Train service with the final run of the '' Rio Grande Zephyr ''.

May events

May 6 - The last Georgia Railroad Mixed Train is operated by the Seaboard System Railroad .

June events

June 20 - The Chicago And North Western Railway wins a bidding war against the Soo Line for control of the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad "Spine Line"; the Interstate Commerce Commission awarded the line to CNW's $ 93 million bid.

July events

July 3 - Chicago And North Western Railway holds official Groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of the line into Wyoming 's Powder River Basin .¹

July 16 - The route of Amtrak 's '' California Zephyr '' is shifted off the Union Pacific Railroad in Wyoming to the Denver And Rio Grande Western Railroad .

September events

September 23 - In preparation for a sale of the Alaska Railroad 's assets to the state of Alaska , the United States Railway Association sets the railroad's Fair Market Value at $ 22.3 million.

October events

October 28 - The last GG1 in revenue service pulls its last train, New Jersey Transit train number 3323.

October 30 - Amtrak launches a rebranded, thrice-weekly '' Auto Train '' using much of the same equipment and the same route as the train operated by Auto-Train Corporation .

December events

2005 .

Unknown date events

Benjamin Biaggini steps down as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad .

The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad and the Louisville And Nashville Railroad merge to form the Seaboard System Railroad .

DEATHS

REFERENCES

Alaska Railroad ( 2005 .

Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society ( 2005 .

Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society ( 2005 .