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EVENTS

January events

January 22 - The American Freedom Train tour, carrying the original versions of the United States Constitution , Declaration Of Independence and the Bill Of Rights , officially ends in Washington, DC . See also American Freedom Train - 1947-1949 Station Stops .

February events

February - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD F7 .

March events

March 19 - The Chicago, Burlington And Quincy Railroad , Denver And Rio Grande Western Railroad and Western Pacific Railroad jointly launch the '' California Zephyr '' between Chicago, Illinois , and San Francisco, California , as the first train to include Vista Dome Cars in regular service.

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April events

the first major Southwestern United States city to eliminate Streetcars and convert to an all- Bus transit system.

May events

May 13 - Lima Locomotive Works ships Nickel Plate Railroad 2-8-4 #779, Lima’s last Steam Locomotive .

June events

June - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD FP7 .

June 1 - Japanese National Railways is organized.

June 29 - The final day of Steam Locomotive service on the Monon Railroad as the Monon becomes one of the first Class I Railroad s in America to fully convert to Diesel motive power.

August events

August - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD E8 .

September events

September 7 - Deutsche Bundesbahn in Germany is formed as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft .

October events

October - Paul W. Johnston succeeds Robert E. Woodruff as president of the Erie Railroad .

Unknown date events

General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD GP7 .

BIRTHS

January births

January 19 - David Laney , Chairman of the Board of Directors for Amtrak .

DEATHS

March deaths

March 31 - Grant Stauffer , president of Chicago Great Western Railway 1948-1949, dies.

May deaths

May - Nathaniel Lamson Howard , president of Chicago Great Western Railway 1925-1929 (b. 1887 ).

REFERENCES

'' Erie Railroad presidents ''. Retrieved March 15 2005 .

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