1962 in rail transport

Events

January events

* January 8 - The Harmelen train disaster, the worst railway accident in the history of The Netherlands, occurs when one passenger train driver misses a warning signal and passes a red signal to collide nearly head-on with another passenger train.

February events

* February 1 - Nordlandsbanen in Norway is completed and opened to Bodø.

March events

* March 15 - Canadian Pacific Railway receives authorization to discontinue passenger train service between Ottawa and Chalk River. [cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/ottawa.htm| title=Significant dates in Ottawa railway history| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| date=2007-02-23| accessdate=2007-03-15]

July events

* July 17 - Canadian National Railway debuts a new paint scheme on its transcontinental passenger train, the "Super Continental".

eptember events

* September 7 - The Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway, in England, is closed by the Western Region of British Railways.

October events

* October 11 - Colorado and Southern Railroad 2-8-0 number 641 pulls the last steam locomotive-operated regular daily service revenue train on a standard gauge railroad in the United States when it pulls a train from Leadville to Climax, Colorado.

Unknown date events

* New York Central purchases the first electric multiple unit passenger cars from Pullman-Standard for use on the Metro-North railroad.
* Union Pacific 3985, the largest operable steam locomotive in the world, is removed from revenue service on the Union Pacific Railroad.
* ALCO closes the ALCO Thermal Products Division (formerly Brooks Locomotive Works) plant in Dunkirk, New York.
* Harry A. deButts is succeeded by D. William Brosnan as president of the Southern Railway.
* The Northern Refrigerator Car Line is combined with Merchants Despatch.

Births

Deaths

Unknown date deaths

* Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern Railway 1919–1932 and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad 1932–1949 (b. 1879).

References

* (2000), " [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/streamliners/peopleevents/p_rbudd.html American Experience / Streamliners / People & Events / Ralph Budd] ". Retrieved February 22 2005.
* " [http://pages.ivillage.com/generaljim1/theerielackawannalimited/id19.html Norfolk Southern Railway] ". Retrieved February 22 2005.
* President and Fellows of Harvard College (2004), " [http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/108/ 20th century great American business leaders - Ralph Budd] ". Retrieved February 22 2005.
* Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), " [http://avenue.org/nrhs/histoct.htm This Month in Railroad History - October] ". Retrieved October 11 2005.
* (April 3 2005), " [http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm Significant dates in Canadian railway history] ". Retrieved July 12 2005.
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