Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
1960 in rail transport
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Events
March events
- March 20 - The Pioneer Zephyr trainset makes its final revenue run on a trip from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Kansas City, Missouri. It then continues through Galesburg, Illinois to Chicago, Illinois in preparation for its final disposition.
May events
- May 26 - The Pioneer Zephyr trainset is donated to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry .
October events
- October - The Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad merge to form the Erie Lackawanna Railroad; Harry W. Von Miller , former Erie president, is chosen as the president of the new railroad.
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November events
- November 1 - the Chicago and Northwestern acquires the assets of the Minneapolis and St. Louis .
Unknown date events
- A new Soo Line railroad is formed through a merger of the original Soo Line, Wisconsin Central Railway and the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic .
- The Dade County, Florida, Metropolitan Transit Authority (operator of Miami-Dade Transit) is formed.
Births
Deaths
References
- Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved March 15 2005.
- Gordon-Gilmore, Randy (2002), Pioneer Zephyr. Retrieved February 24 2005.
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12-19-2008 14:25:18
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