1966 in rail transport

Events

January events

* January - GE introduces the GE U28B.

March events

* March 7 - The Western Region of British Railways closes the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway to virtually all traffic. [cite book|first=Robin|last=Atthill|date=1967|title=The Somerset & Dorset Railway|location=Newton Abbot|publisher=David & Charles|isbn=0-7153-4312-2]

April events

* April 20 - The second segment, between Predeal and Câmpina, of Căile Ferate Române's (in Romania) electrification is completed.

July events

* July 17 - The first passenger operations begin at the Illinois Railway Museum using car number 415. [cite web|author=Illinois Railway Museum|date=May 5 2005|url=http://www.irm.org/history/history.html|title=History of the IRM|accessdate=2005-11-07]

eptember events

* September 3 - The London Midland Region of British Railways closes the former Great Central Railway London Extension to passenger traffic between Aylesbury and Rugby Central, bringing an end to its career as "the last main line". [cite web|url=http://www.railwayarchive.org.uk/|title=Railway Archive|accessdate=2007-07-31]

December events

* December - GE introduces the GE U30B.

Unknown date events

* ALCO introduces the ALCO Century 415.
* The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad removes from service and donates the "General Pershing Zephyr" power car to the National Museum of Transport in St. Louis, Missouri.
* Norris Roy Crump returns to the presidency of Canadian Pacific Railway for a short period, succeeding Robert A. "Bob" Emerson. Crump, in turn, is succeeded by Ian David Sinclair.

Births

Deaths

Unknown date deaths

* Martin W. Clement, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1935–1948 (b. 1881). [cite web|author=President and Fellows of Harvard College|date=2004|url=http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/154/|title=20th century great American business leaders - Martin W. Clement|accessdate=2005-02-23]

References

* White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986), America's most noteworthy railroaders, "Railroad History", Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 154, p. 9-15.