This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1989. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1988. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1990. ... Diesel and electric trains and locomotives replaced steam in many countries in the decades after World War II. Many countries since the 1960s have adopted High-speed railways. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Events

March events

• March 1 - The Abbeville-Grimes Railway (a predecessor of the Bay Line Railroad) begins operations between its namesake cities in Alabama.

March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... An old logo for the line, which reached Atlanta, Georgia via trackage rights on the Central of Georgia Railway. ... An old logo for the line, which reached Atlanta, Georgia via trackage rights on the Central of Georgia Railway. ... Alabama is a state located in the southern United States. ...

September events

• September 17 - The Grand Canyon Railway officially reopens and carries passengers to the Grand Canyon National Park for the first time since 1968.

September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... The first run of the Grand Canyon Railway, 1901 The Grand Canyon Railway is a passenger railroad which operates between Williams, Arizona and the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. ... The Grand Canyon National Park is one of the oldest United States National Parks. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1968. ...

December events

• December 1 - The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad is merged into the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

you guys sucK!!!1 December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other meanings of MKT see MKT (disambiguation) Categories: Stub | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Kansas railroads | Missouri railroads | Oklahoma railroads | Texas railroads ... Missouri Pacific (MoPac; AAR reporting mark MP) was the first American railroad west of the Mississippi River. ...

Unknown date events

• The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad is formed from the sale of Canadian National Railway's Berlin Subdivision.
• Michael R. Haverty is promoted to president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, succeeding W. John Swartz.

The St. ... Missing image Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Missing image Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present... Michael R. Haverty (also known as Mike Haverty; born June 11, 1944) is the CEO of the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS). ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Arizona railroads | California railroads | Colorado railroads | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Kansas railroads | Louisiana railroads | Missouri railroads | Nebraska railroads | New Mexico railroads | Oklahoma railroads | Texas railroads ...

Deaths

References

• Vantuono, William C. (January 2001), Mike Haverty, Railroader of the Year (http://www.railwayage.com/jan01/railroader_2000.html). Retrieved March 25, 2005.