This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1969. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Years in rail transport include: 1800 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1968. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1970. ... Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

Events

January events

• January - The PATCO Hi-Speedline, in southeastern Pennsylvania, opens.

Look up January in Wiktionary, the free dictionary January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... A Philadelphia-bound PATCO train arrives at Woodcrest Station. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Official languages None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 2. ...

February events

• February 16 - Căile Ferate Române, in Romania, completes its systemwide electrification project.

February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The CFR headquarters in Bucharest, Romania Căile Ferate Române (Romanian Railways, abbreviated as CFR) is the official designation of the state railway carrier of Romania. ...

April events

• April 5 - The South Devon Railway, in England, reopens as a preserved steam railway.

April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... The South Devon Railway is a railway is run by a charity organisation, the South Devon Railway Trust, they run the railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in southern Devon. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK...

May events

• May 6 - The Chicago Transit Authority's Englewood 'L' service is extended to the new Ashland/63rd terminal.
• May - A northbound passenger train from London, England, bound for Aberdeen, Scotland, takes the curve in Morpeth too quickly and derails in the Morpeth rail crash.

May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... Quincy L Station serving the Brown Line, Purple Line and Orange Line The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), founded on October 1, 1947, provides bus and rail mass transit services to the citizens of Chicago and several of the citys inner suburbs. ... This article is about the month of May. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Aberdeens location in Scotland Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125, and the greatest part of the unitary council area named the City of Aberdeen, which is surrounded by, but not within, the Aberdeenshire council area. ... ... Map sources for Morpeth at grid reference NZ2085 Morpeth is a small market town in Northumberland, England. ... Morpeth in Northumberland has a very sharp curve on a otherwise fast section of the East Coast Main Line railway. ...

September events

• September 28 - The Chicago Transit Authority's rapid transit operation in the median of the Dan Ryan Expressway opens. The new Dan Ryan line was combined with the Lake Street 'L' to form the West-South route (Lake-Dan Ryan) providing through service between 95th Street and Harlem Avenue, Forest Park. The Dan Ryan line now comprises the southern half of today's Red Line.

September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... Quincy L Station serving the Brown Line, Purple Line and Orange Line The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), founded on October 1, 1947, provides bus and rail mass transit services to the citizens of Chicago and several of the citys inner suburbs. ... The Dan Ryan Expressway in 1970. ... Incorporated Village in 1907. ... The Red Line is a heavy rail line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago L system. ...

November events

• November 2 - Kansas City Southern's Southern Belle passenger train service between Kansas City, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana, makes its final run.

November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Categories: Railway companies of the United States ... The Southern Belle was a passenger train service offered by Kansas City Southern (KCS) from the 1940s through the 1960s. ... Kansas City is a city covering parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties in Missouri, USA. Although it is the largest city in Jackson County, the suburb of Independence is the county seat. ... New Orleans (local pronunciations: , , or ) (French: La Nouvelle-Orléans, pronounced in standard French accent) is a major U.S. port city and historically the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...

Unknown date events

• ALCO ceases new diesel locomotive manufacturing.
• General Motors Electro-Motive Division builds the most powerful and largest diesel locomotive to date, the EMD DDA40X.
• The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway operates the last freight train on its subsidiary Grand Canyon Railway.

The American Locomotive Company, shortened to ALCo was a builder of railroad locomotives in the United States. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Electro-Motive Diesels, Inc. ... Great Western Railway No. ... UP 6915, preserved by the Southern California chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society at the Los Angeles County Fairplex in Pomona, California. ... The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... The Grand Canyon Railway (AAR reporting mark GCRX), is a passenger railroad and heritage railway which operates between Williams, Arizona and the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. ...

Births

Deaths

References

• Bianchi, Curt (May 1995), "By steam to the Grand Canyon", Trains Magazine, p. 38-45.
• Trains News Wire (April 27, 2005), 'Miss Southern Belle' dies. Retrieved May 4, 2005.