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EVENTS

February events

February 1 - MBTA restores Passenger Train service to Rhode Island , but only during peak rush-hour times.

February 29 - Illinois Central Gulf Railroad drops the word "Gulf" from its name, returning to the premerger Illinois Central Railroad company name.

June events

June 27 - A runaway train hits a stationary rush-hour train at Gare De Lyon in France , killing 59 people and injuring more than 50 others.

September events

September 23 - Boston And Maine Railroad 's former Connecticut River Railroad line is transferred to Amtrak for the restoration of '' Montrealer '' service, which became Amtrak's '' Vermonter ''.

October events

October 13 - Rio Grande Industries , the parent company of the Denver And Rio Grande Western Railroad , purchases the Southern Pacific Railroad ; the combined railroad takes SP's identity due to its brand status to shippers.

December events

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Unknown date events

Burlington Northern Railroad corporate headquarters are moved from Seattle, Washington , to Fort Worth, Texas .

Union Station in Washington, DC , is reopened after renovation.

DEATHS

REFERENCES

Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society ( 2005 .

Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society ( 2005 .