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* January 1 – The ] drops its membership in the ], citing large losses. |
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* January 1 – The ] drops its membership in the ], citing large losses. |
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* January 3 – Washington, D.C., ends suburban and overhead ] car operations. |
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* January 3 – Washington, D.C., ends suburban and overhead ] car operations. |
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* January 5 – Closure of ] in ] (by now operated by electric trams).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.welshwales.co.uk/mumbles_railway_swansea.htm|title=The Mumbles train – world’s first railway service|accessdate=July 15, 2007| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070626140319/http://www.welshwales.co.uk/mumbles_railway_swansea.htm| archivedate=June 26, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> |
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* January 5 – Closure of ] in ] (by now operated by electric trams).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.welshwales.co.uk/mumbles_railway_swansea.htm|title=The Mumbles train – world’s first railway service|access-date=July 15, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070626140319/http://www.welshwales.co.uk/mumbles_railway_swansea.htm| archive-date=June 26, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> |
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* January 20 – The ] opens Canada's northernmost railway to date between ] and ], Quebec.<ref>{{cite web|work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages |date=August 16, 2005 |url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm |title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history |accessdate=January 20, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060125022708/http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm |archivedate=January 25, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* January 20 – The ] opens Canada's northernmost railway to date between ] and ], Quebec.<ref>{{cite web|work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages |date=August 16, 2005 |url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm |title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history |access-date=January 20, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060125022708/http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm |archive-date=January 25, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* January 21 – The ] in England kills 5 people. |
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* January 21 – The ] in England kills 5 people. |
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===May events=== |
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===May events=== |
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* May 22 – The ] (the "Frisco") combines the '']'' with the '']''. |
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* May 22 – The ] (the "Frisco") combines the '']'' with the '']''. |
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* May 26 – The '']'' trainset is donated to Chicago's ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Gordon-Gilmore, Randy|year=2002|title=Pioneer Zephyr|url=http://www.prototrains.com/pioneer/pioneer.html|accessdate=February 24, 2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307155947/http://www.prototrains.com/pioneer/pioneer.html|archivedate=March 7, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* May 26 – The '']'' trainset is donated to Chicago's ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Gordon-Gilmore, Randy|year=2002|title=Pioneer Zephyr|url=http://www.prototrains.com/pioneer/pioneer.html|access-date=February 24, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307155947/http://www.prototrains.com/pioneer/pioneer.html|archive-date=March 7, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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===June events=== |
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===September events=== |
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* September – ] loses its ] ] and discontinues passenger service between ] and ] except seasonally from ] to Labor Day.<ref name="holt">{{cite book| title=The Grand Trunk in New England |author=Holt, Jeff |publisher=Railfare |year=1985 |isbn=0-919130-43-7 |page=111}}</ref> |
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* September – ] loses its ] ] and discontinues passenger service between ] and ] except seasonally from ] to Labor Day.<ref name="holt">{{cite book| title=The Grand Trunk in New England |author=Holt, Jeff |publisher=Railfare |year=1985 |isbn=0-919130-43-7 |page=111}}</ref> |
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* September 6 – Last ''Gull'' passenger service between Boston and the ] over the ], ], ] and ] railroads.<ref name="johnson">{{cite book| title=The Best of Maine Railroads |author=Johnson, Ron |publisher=Portland Litho |year=1985 |isbn= |page=112}}</ref> |
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* September 6 – Last ''Gull'' passenger service between Boston and the ] over the ], ], ] and ] railroads.<ref name="johnson">{{cite book| title=The Best of Maine Railroads |author=Johnson, Ron |publisher=Portland Litho |year=1985 |page=112}}</ref> |
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* September 10 – Last ] working, at ] on the ].<ref>{{cite book|author=Fryer, C.E.J.|title=A History of Slipping and Slip Carriages|year=1997|location=Usk|publisher=Oakwood Press|isbn=978-0-85361-514-9}}</ref> |
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* September 10 – Last ] working, at ] on the ].<ref>{{cite book|author=Fryer, C.E.J.|title=A History of Slipping and Slip Carriages|year=1997|location=Usk|publisher=Oakwood Press|isbn=978-0-85361-514-9}}</ref> |
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* September 12 – Official inauguration by the ] of electric services between ] and ] at the new standard for main line electrification, 25 kV overhead wire at 50 cycles.<ref>{{cite book|author=Gillham, J. C.|title=The Age of the Electric Train: Electric Trains in Britain since 1883|year=1988|publisher=Ian Allan|location=London|isbn=0-7110-1392-6}}</ref> |
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* September 12 – Official inauguration by the ] of electric services between ] and ] at the new standard for main line electrification, 25 kV overhead wire at 50 cycles.<ref>{{cite book|author=Gillham, J. C.|title=The Age of the Electric Train: Electric Trains in Britain since 1883|year=1988|publisher=Ian Allan|location=London|isbn=0-7110-1392-6}}</ref> |
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===October events=== |
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* October 15 – The ] and the ] merge to form the ]; ], former Erie president, is chosen as the president of the new railroad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Erie Railroad presidents|url=http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html|accessdate=March 15, 2005| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20050318171642/http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html| archivedate=March 18, 2005 | url-status= dead}}</ref> |
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* October 15 – The ] and the ] merge to form the ]; ], former Erie president, is chosen as the president of the new railroad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Erie Railroad presidents|url=http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html|access-date=March 15, 2005| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050318171642/http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html| archive-date=March 18, 2005 | url-status= dead}}</ref> |
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* October 25 – Barges collide with one of the columns of the ] (England) in heavy fog, causing two of its twenty-two spans to collapse. The steel and cast iron bridge is never repaired. |
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* October 25 – Barges collide with one of the columns of the ] (England) in heavy fog, causing two of its twenty-two spans to collapse. The steel and cast iron bridge is never repaired. |
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* October 29 – Last ''State of Maine Express'' passenger service between New York City and ] over the ] and ] railroads.<ref name="johnson"/> |
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* October 29 – Last ''State of Maine Express'' passenger service between New York City and ] over the ] and ] railroads.<ref name="johnson"/> |
