1966 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1966.

Contents

1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 December events 1.3 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 3.1 Unknown date deaths 4 References

Events

January events

• January - GE introduces the GE U28B.

December events

• December - GE introduces the GE U30B.

Unknown date events

• ALCO introduces the ALCO Century 415.
• The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad removes from service and donates the General Pershing Zephyr power car to the National Museum of Transport in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Norris Roy Crump returns to the presidency of Canadian Pacific Railway for a short period, succeeding Robert A. "Bob" Emerson. Crump, in turn, is succeeded by Ian David Sinclair.

Births

Deaths

Unknown date deaths

• Martin W. Clement, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1935–1948 (b. 1881).

References

• President and Fellows of Harvard College (2004), 20th century great American business leaders - Martin W. Clement (http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/154/). Retrieved February 23 2005.
• White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986), America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History, Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 154, p. 9-15.

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