1970 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1970.
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Events
March events
- March 2 – The Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railway, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway merge to form Burlington Northern Railroad.
June events
- June 21 – The Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in the largest corporate bankruptcy in United States history thus far. The trains continue to run.
Unknown date events
- The Boston and Maine Corporation, operators of the Boston & Maine Railroad, declares bankruptcy.
- The diesel engine manufacturing business of the former American Locomotive Company is sold to White Motor Corporation.
- Reginald N. Whitman succeeds John W. Barriger III as president of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.
Births
Deaths
July deaths
- July 4 – Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, heir to Cornelius Vanderbilt and president of the New York Central railroad system (b. 1884).
References
- Katy Railroad Historical Society, Katy Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved February 9 2005.
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