blue paint schemes in celebration of the United States Bicentennial Former Southern Pacific Railroad GS-4 class 4-8-4 number 4449 is painted in a special red, white and blue paint scheme and tours the United States as the power for the American Freedom Train. Denman McNear succeeds Benjamin Biaggini as president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Benjamin Biaggini assumes the position of chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southern Pacific Company, a position that has been vacant since Donald Russell's departure in 1972. General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD F40PH. Work begins to restore Southern Pacific 4-6-2 number 2472 to operating condition after almost 20 years of static display. Accidents Births Deaths July deaths July 4 - Fred Gurley, president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1944-1957 (b. 1889). July 15 - William C. Coleman, president of Monon Railroad, (b. 1901). October deaths October 4 - Henry G. Ivatt, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (b. 1886). Unknown date deaths John W. Barriger III, president of the Monon Railroad 1946–1953, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad 1954–1964, Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad 1965–1970 and the Boston and Maine Railroad 1973–1974 (b. 1899). References