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none February 2012 1964 1965 1966 1960 Events January events January 3 – Boston & Maine Railroad ends passenger service to Portland, Maine.The Best of Maine Railroads Johnson Ron Portland Litho 1985 113 Maine is without rail passenger connections to the remainder of the United States until Amtrak initiates Downeaster service between Portland and Boston in December 2001. January 4 – British Railways adopts a new corporate identity including the name British Rail and the 'double arrow' symbol. January 17 – Riverview station, in Waltham, Massachusetts, on the Boston & Maine Railroad closes. thumb|right| The bold lines show what were thought in 1965 to be British Rail's only future trunk routes; many of the assumptions did not come to pass. February events February – The British Railways Board publishes The Development of the Major Trunk Routes (sometimes known as the "second Beeching Report", although Richard Beeching had little input) which identifies routes to be targeted for development particularly for freight traffic.Gourvish T. R. British Railways 1948–73: a business history 1986 Cambridge University Press 0-521-26480-4 February 27 – Last wholly steam-worked standard gauge United States common carrier (freight) railroad, the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad in West Virginia, ceases commercial operation, with 2-8-0 locomotive #4.Buffalo Creek & Gauley RR http://www.buffalocreekandgauley.com/ December 20, 2011 March events March 20 – At least 17 stations and two lines closed in Airedale and Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England, as a result of the Beeching cuts.Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale Bairstow Martin Martin Bairstow 2005 1-871944-28-7 May events May – John W. Barriger III succeeds William N. Deramus III as president of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad.Katy Railroad Historical Society http://www.katyrailroad.org/faq.htm Katy Frequently Asked Questions February 9, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050206115300/http://www.katyrailroad.org/faq.htm February 6, 2005 dead May 31 – Richard Beeching steps down from the chairmanship of the British Railways Board, partly due to opposition within the Government to his views on transport in general.Hardy R. H. N. Beeching – champion of the railway? 1989 Ian Allan Publishing London 0-7110-1855-3 June events June 14 – The 24-hour clock is introduced in all British Rail timetables. October events October 15 – Meijō Line opened in Japan. October 31 – Canadian National Railway inaugurates Rapido passenger train service between Montreal and Toronto.Colin Churcher's Railway Pages August 16, 2005 http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm Significant dates in Canadian railway history October 31, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20051101004709/http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm November 1, 2005 dead November events November 15 – The first commercial Freightliner service operates, on the West Coast Main Line between London and Glasgow. November 22 – Full electric operation of the British Rail West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Crewe. November 27 – Cessation of steam operation on the Western Region of British Railways. November – British Rail operates the first commercial Merry-go-round trains carrying coal between collieries and electricity generating stations. December events December – General Electric introduces the GE U28C. December 9 – Căile Ferate Române, the national railway system of Romania, opens its first electrified segment using the existing Braşov-Predeal line. December 24 – Cessation of steam operation on the East Coast Main Line in England. December 31 – The last day of operation for the original Bergen Tramway in Bergen, Norway.Aspenberg Nils Carl På meterspor i Nidaros 1995 Baneforlaget Oslo 6 Unknown date events All rail transport in Libya ceases. Southern Pacific's bid for control of the Western Pacific is rejected by the Interstate Commerce Commission. First production class M62 locomotives (C-C diesel-electric) are turned out of Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Factory in Ukraine; 3,273 will be built for freight service in Eastern Bloc countries. The steam generators on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad's EMC AB6 diesel locomotives are replaced with head-end power (HEP) units and the locomotives re-enter service, now on commuter trains in Chicago. Accidents uncollapsed Deaths September deaths September 27 – William Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway 1932–1944 (b. 1876). References 30em