1977 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1977.

Events

January events

• January 18 – Australia experiences its worst ever railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, when a commuter train derails and hits a bridge, causing the bridge to collapse on top of the train. (see Granville railway disaster)

May events

• May – Auto-Train Corporation launches a second Auto Train, this time between Louisville, Kentucky and Sanford, Florida.

September events

• September – The second Auto Train route to Louisville, Kentucky is discontinued due to heavy financial losses.

Unknown date events

• The Glasgow Subway shuts down for a complete system overhaul.
• W. Graham Claytor is succeeded by L. Stanley Crane as president of the Southern Railway.
• VIA Rail Canada takes over operations of the Super Continental passenger train from Canadian National.

Deaths

References

• Norfolk Southern Railway. Retrieved February 22 2005.