1964 in rail transport

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1963, 1964, 1965

Years in rail transport

1963 in rail transport 1964 in rail transport 1965 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1964.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 April events 1.2 June events 1.3 October events 1.4 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] April events

• April 6 - Freight transportation on Alaska Railroad between Fairbanks and Anchorage resumes after repairs from an earthquake that occurred on March 27.^[1]
• April 20 - The Skokie Swift high-speed rapid transit route of the Chicago Transit Authority 'L' system begins service.

[edit] June events

• June 19 - United States President Lyndon B. Johnson presides over the groundbreaking ceremonies for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).

[edit] October events

• October 1 - The Tōkaidō Shinkansen high-speed route commences operation in Japan; it is the first of many Shinkansen routes to be constructed.

[edit] Unknown date events

• The Wabash, Nickel Plate Road, Pittsburgh and West Virginia and Akron, Canton and Youngstown railroads are all merged into the Norfolk & Western.
• Benjamin Biaggini succeeds Donald Russell as president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
• Donald Russell assumes the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southern Pacific Company, a position that was nonexistent since Hale Holden's departure in 1939.
• ALCO is purchased by the Worthington Corporation.
• The above-ground portion of Pennsylvania Railroad's Pennsylvania Station in New York City is demolished to make room for Madison Square Gardens, but the tracks remain in use today.
• Robert A. "Bob" Emerson succeeds Norris Roy Crump as president of Canadian Pacific Railway.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

1. ^ Alaska Railroad. Alaska Railroad History. Retrieved on April 6, 2006.