1968 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1968.

Events

February events

• February 1 – The Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad merge to form the Penn Central. Terms of the merger with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad have not yet been agreed with the Interstate Commerce Commission; in the interim, the Penn Central will financially support the New Haven.

April events

• 5 April – The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA), responsible for closing most of the northern part of the Irish railway system, is dissolved. Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) (formed as Ulster Transport Railways) takes over operation of railways in Northern Ireland.

July events

• July 1 – The Chicago Great Western Railway is merged into the Chicago and Northwestern to avoid bankruptcy.
• July 30 – The Chicago and Northwestern railroad acquires the Des Moines and Central Iowa Railway and the Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway.

Unknown date events

• Construction is completed on the Muskingum Electric Railroad in southeastern Ohio.

Births

Deaths

References

• Reh, Vincent (February 2002), Muskingum Electric Railroad just about done, Trains Magazine, p. 22–23.