Events January January 1 – The Chicago and North Western Railway leases the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway (the Omaha Road). January 12 – Operations of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief and El Capitan passenger trains are combined during off-peak seasons. January 22 – Last day of steam locomotive operations on the Southern Pacific. February February 7 – Southern Pacific 4-6-2 #2472 (now preserved) is retired from revenue service. March March 17 – The Milwaukee Road operates its last steam locomotive. March 21 – Deutsche Bundesbahn puts in operation its first E 40 locomotive. March 29 – The New York, Ontario & Western Railway is abandoned, the largest single railroad abandonment in the United States (). March 29 – The Central Vermont Railway dieselizes. April April 7 – New York City trolleys run for the last time. May May 7 – The Flying Yankee trainset is retired from revenue service on the Boston & Maine and Maine Central railroads. May 17 – Canadian National opens a new track alignment between Toronto and Montreal to make way for construction of the St Lawrence Seaway. May 24 – The Pacific Electric Bellflower Line ceases operation. June June 2 – First Trans Europ Express diesel trains run in Europe. June 6 – Pere Marquette Railroad steam locomotive 2-8-4 number 1225 is given to Michigan State University for display on campus. July July 3 – The Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad abruptly ceases to carry passengers at 12:13pm. July 11 – Southern Pacific's Colton Cutoff around Los Angeles is opened to traffic. July 27 – The Musquodoboit Railway ends steam locomotive operations with a round trip between Dartmouth and Upper Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, behind Canadian National number 3409. August August 27 – The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway retires its last steam locomotive. September September 1 – 175 die in Jamaica's worst railway disaster. September 7 – The Pennsylvania Railroad discontinues the Morning Steeler passenger train between Pittsburgh and Cleveland. September 28 – Newtown Tram Depot in Sydney is closed. October October 6 – The Chicago "L" Stock Yards branch serving Union Stock Yards is closed. October 21 – Two trains collide in Turkey; 95 die. October 31 – Canadian National receives authorization to operate the former New York Central Railroad (NYC) lines in Ottawa to reach industries that were originally served by NYC. November November