1985 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1985.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 February 1.2 Unknown date 2 Deaths 2.1 March deaths 3 References

Events

February

• February 21 - The Soo Line acquires the Milwaukee Road and attempts to operate it as a subsidiary railroad.

Unknown date

• The state of Alaska purchases the Alaska Railroad from the US federal government.
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority expands rail service on the Red Line beyond Harvard Square, into the west Cambridge and Somerville areas.
• The Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad is formed by a spinoff of former Illinois Central lines from Chicago, Illinois, westward.
• Amtrak's Gulf Coast Limited passenger train makes its final run.

Deaths

March deaths

• March 23 - Richard Beeching, chairman of the British Railways Board 1961–1965 (b. 1913).

References

• (June 1995), "Timeline", Trains Magazine, p. 19.