Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1970.

Events

January events

February events

March events

The final arrival of the California Zephyr and its crew at Oakland
  • March 27 A runaway freight train accident in icy weather which destroys the railway bridge of L'Estanguet near Accous brings about closure of the Pau–Canfranc railway line as a trans-Pyreneen route between France and Spain.[3]

April events

May events

June events

July events

August events

September events

October events

November events

December events

Unknown date events

Accidents

Births

Deaths

April deaths

July deaths

References

  • (June 2005), "Timeline", Trains Magazine, p. 19.
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  2. "Preparing for the "Indian-Pacific"". The Railway Magazine. London. 116: 162–3. 1970.
  3. "27 mars 1970: L'accident". Histoire Pau–Oleron–Canfranc. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  4. 1 2 "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 2006-03-17. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-04-26.
  5. Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85112-707-1.
  6. "South Shore Railroad history". Chicago Post-Tribune. 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  7. Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). "This Month in Railroad History: August". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
  8. "History of the San Juan Extension". DRGW.Net. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  9. Næss, Ståle (1999). Di 3: Billedboken om en loklegende. BSN Forlag.
  10. Thompson, John. B. (1992). 38: the C38 class Pacific locomotives of the New South Wales Government Railways. Matraville, N.S.W.: Eveleigh Press. ISBN 0-646-02856-1.
  11. "BP Amoco Timeline". Casper Star-Tribune. 2005-06-22. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
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