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
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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.
- March 22 - The Western Pacific Railroad portion of the California Zephyr makes its last run.
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May events
- May 20 - The Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) relinquishes its interest in 44-mile (72 km) Tijuana and Tecate Railway Company to Mexico's national railway, Ferrocarril Sonora Baja California, S.A. de C.V.
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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.
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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.
- Shipment of gasoline from Casper, Wyoming, the city that shipped the greatest amount in the world of gasoline by rail earlier in the 20th century, is shifted from railroad tank cars to a new pipeline. [1] (http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/06/22/news/casper/a2e0ab59d0ef19c0872570270020fd84.txt)
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Births
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Deaths
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July deaths
- July 4 - Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, heir to Cornelius Vanderbilt and president of the New York Central railroad system (b. 1884).
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References
- Casper Star-Tribune (June 22 2005), BP Amoco Timeline (http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/06/22/news/casper/a2e0ab59d0ef19c0872570270020fd84.txt). Retrieved June 22 2005.
- Katy Railroad Historical Society, Katy Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.katyrailroad.org/faq.htm). Retrieved February 9 2005.
- (June 2005), "Timeline", Trains Magazine, p. 19.
