same time, Ikebukuro via Omiya to Kawagoe of Kawagoe Line route of direct commuter train service start in Japan.. Like a Tohoku Shinkansen line built separately, this corridor uses Automatic Train Control, previously used only at subways, high-speed rail, Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line. Unknown date events 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. Accidents 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.