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