1981 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1981.
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[edit] Events
[edit] February events
- February - Amtrak debuts the Desert Wind passenger train between Los Angeles, California, and Ogden, Utah.
- February 21 - MBTA discontinues passenger train service to Rhode Island.
[edit] May events
- May - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD SD50.
[edit] September events
- September 1 - Illinois Terminal Railroad is purchased by Norfolk and Western Railroad.
- September 15 - the John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when it is run under its own power by the Smithsonian Institution.
[edit] December events
- December 3 - The first of the 2600-Series rapid transit cars (2601-3200), built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are placed in service on the Chicago 'L' system. After this order was completed in 1987, Budd (later TransitAmerica) retired from railroad manufacturing.
[edit] Unknown date events
- Burlington Northern Railroad corporate headquarters are moved from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington.
- Union Pacific 3985 is restored to operating condition, making it the largest operable steam locomotive in the world.
- William Stinson succeeds Fred Burbidge as president of Canadian Pacific Railway.
- VIA Rail Canada suspends operation of the Super Continental passenger train.
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[edit] References
- (February 2005) Trains Timeline, Trains Magazine, p. 9
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