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 the 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 Deaths September deaths September 27 – William Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway 1932–1944 (b. 1876). References