1963 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1963.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 May events 1.3 June events 1.4 August events 1.5 September events 1.6 October events 1.7 November events 1.8 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] January events

• January 26 - The last passenger train on Canadian Pacific Railway between Ottawa and Maniwaki, Quebec, departs using CP RDCs 9105 and 9023.^[1]

[edit] May events

• May 4 - Nickel Plate 765 is retired.
• May 20 - The Rutland Railroad, in New York and Vermont, ceases operations; the right-of-way is officially abandoned after ICC approval earlier in the year.

[edit] June events

• June 28 - The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad's King Coal passenger train makes its final run to Shamokin, Pennsylvania.^[2]

[edit] August events

• August 20 - The one millionth railroad carload of lettuce is shipped from Salinas, California.
• August 31 - Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad takes control of Ann Arbor Railroad, in Michigan.

[edit] September events

• September - General Electric introduces the GE U25C.

[edit] October events

• October 16 - The Nickel Plate Road together with the Wabash Railroad and several smaller carriers are merged with the profitable Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W).

[edit] November events

• November - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD GP30.
• November 9 - Two passenger trains collide with a derailed freight train on the Tōkaidō Main Line in Yokohama, Japan; the Yokohama rail crash results in 161 deaths.

[edit] Unknown date events

• The Central of Georgia is merged into the Southern Railway.
• ALCO introduces the ALCO Century 628.

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[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

• Railroad history of Northumberland County. Retrieved June 28, 2005.
• Railroad history timeline: 1960-1969. Retrieved August 31, 2005.