1973 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1973.
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[edit] January events
- January 27 – MBTA purchases several rail lines in New England from Penn Central to form the basis of the new commuter system's network.
[edit] February events
- February 26 – Chessie System is incorporated to become the parent corporation of a combined B&O/C&O/WM railroad system.[1]
[edit] March events
- March 30 – Toronto's Yonge Subway is extended to York Mills Station.[2]
[edit] June events
- June 3 – The Norwegian State Railways open Lieråsen Tunnel on the [[Drammen
Line]] between Asker and Lier (10.7 km (6.6 mi)).[3]
[edit] October events
- October 1 – British Rail opens Selby deviation of East Coast Main Line south of York, a 22.8 km (14.2 mi) new line built to avoid speed restrictions as a result of potential subsidence induced by coal mining in the Selby area.[4]
[edit] December events
- December 19 - The Ealing rail crash occurred when an express train from London Paddington to Oxford derailed at speed between Ealing Broadway and West Ealing. Ten passengers were killed and 94 were injured
[edit] Unknown date events
- John W. Barriger III becomes president of the Boston and Maine Railroad.[5]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Railroad Fallen Flags: C". Classic Trains (Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing). 2006-06-26. http://trains.com/ctr/default.aspx?c=a&id=58. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
- ^ City of Toronto (2006). "Toronto Transit Commission - History". http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/history.htm. Retrieved 2006-03-29.
- ^ Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-707-x.
- ^ Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-359-7.
- ^ "John W. Barriger; Rail historian and railfan". http://www.rosshorwood.com/RailSiteLinksFiles/JohnBarriger.html. Retrieved 2005-02-22.
