1989 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1989.

Events

March events

• March 1 – The Abbeville-Grimes Railway (a predecessor of the Bay Line Railroad) begins operations between its namesake cities in Alabama.

December events

• December 1 – The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad is merged into the Missouri Pacific Railroad

Unknown date events

• The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad is formed from the sale of Canadian National Railway's Berlin Subdivision.
• Michael R. Haverty is promoted to president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, succeeding W. John Swartz.

Deaths

References

• Vantuono, William C. (January 2001), Mike Haverty, Railroader of the Year. Retrieved March 25 2005.