at the school surrender after they learn of the fate of their fellow activists in the train. June events June 16 – Construction begins on the Minsk Metro in Belarus (at this time part of the Soviet Union). June 30 – Last Railway post office to run on rails in the United States, New York–Washington, D.C. September events September – The second Auto Train route to Louisville, Kentucky is discontinued due to heavy financial losses. October events October 14 – First section of Amsterdam Metro opens. October 26 – Locomotive number 043 903 pulls the last regularly scheduled mainline train on German tracks to be hauled by a steam locomotive. October 29 – First run of the Maple Leaf train, operated by Amtrak and Via Rail Canada. November events November 9 – The first section of the Tashkent Metro, the Chilonzor Line from Olmazor to Amir Temur Xiyoboni, officially begins regular operation in Uzbekistan (at this time part of the Soviet Union). December events December 16 – London becomes the first capital city in the world to be directly linked to its international airport by underground railway as the Queen opens Heathrow Central tube station (later Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 tube station) on London Underground's Piccadilly line at the centre of London Heathrow Airport. Unknown date events W. Graham Claytor Jr. is succeeded by Stanley Crane as president of the Southern Railway (U.S.). Via Rail Canada takes over operations of the Super Continental passenger train from Canadian National. Accidents Deaths References Norfolk Southern Railway. Retrieved February 22, 2005.