1989 in rail transport

1989 in rail transport

Events

January events

* January 1 - Three railways in Norway are closed: Kragerøbanen, Numedalsbanen and Valdresbanen. [cite book |author=Norsk Jernbaneklubb |title=Banedata '94 |isbn=8290286155 |date=1994 |language=Norwegian]

March events

* March 1 - The Abbeville-Grimes Railway (a predecessor of the Bay Line Railroad) begins operations between its namesake cities in Alabama.
* March 6 - In the Glasgow Bellgrove rail crash, one passenger and the driver of one train are killed when two British Rail Class 303 commuter trains collide just east of Bellgrove station in the East End of Glasgow.

April events

* April 1 - The Japanese National Railways was privatized to 7 Japan Railway (JR) companies.

eptember events

* September 17 - The Grand Canyon Railway officially reopens and carries passengers to the Grand Canyon National Park for the first time since 1968.

October events

* October 29 - The Lexington Avenue, Roosevelt Island and 21st Street stations on the New York City Subway's 63rd Street Extension open.

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

November deaths

* November 15 - William N. Deramus III, president of Chicago Great Western Railway 1949-1957, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad 1957-1961, Kansas City Southern Railway 1961-1973, dies (b. 1915).

December deaths

* December 6 - C.L. Dellums, cofounder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (b. 1900).
* December 26 - Buck Crump, president of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, 1955-1964 and 1966 (b. 1904).

References

* Bianchi, Curt (May 1995), "By steam to the Grand Canyon", "Trains Magazine", p. 38-45.
* New York City Transit (2005), " [http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm New York City Transit – History and Chronology] ". Retrieved October 29 2005.
* Vantuono, William C. (January 2001), " [http://www.railwayage.com/jan01/railroader_2000.html Mike Haverty, Railroader of the Year] ". Retrieved March 25 2005.


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