- 1964 in rail transport
Events
April events
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April 6 - Freight transportation onAlaska Railroad between Fairbanks and Anchorage resumes after repairs from anearthquake that occurred onMarch 27 . [cite web| url=http://www.akrr.com/corporate/history.html| title=Alaska Railroad History| author=Alaska Railroad | accessmonthday=6 April | accessyear=2006 ]*
April 20 - The Skokie Swift high-speed rapid transit route of theChicago Transit Authority 'L' system begins service between the Howard Street Terminal in Rogers Park and Dempster Street in Skokie.June events
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June 15 - The 2000-Seriesrapid transit cars (2001-2180), built by thePullman Car Company ofChicago, Illinois , is placed in service on theChicago 'L' system. These cars represent the first generation of theChicago Transit Authority High Performance Family.*
June 19 -United States PresidentLyndon B. Johnson presides over thegroundbreaking ceremonies forBay Area Rapid Transit (BART).October events
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October 1 - TheTōkaidō Shinkansen high-speed route commences operation inJapan ; it is the first of manyShinkansen routes to be constructed.Unknown date events
* The Wabash,
Nickel Plate Road ,Pittsburgh and West Virginia and Akron, Canton and Youngstown railroads are all merged into theNorfolk & Western .
*Benjamin Biaggini succeedsDonald Russell as president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of theSouthern Pacific Railroad .
*Donald Russell assumes the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southern Pacific Company, a position that was nonexistent sinceHale Holden 's departure in1939 .
* ALCO is purchased by theWorthington Corporation .
* The above-ground portion ofPennsylvania Railroad 's Pennsylvania Station inNew York City is demolished to make room forMadison Square Gardens , but the tracks remain in use today.
*Robert A. "Bob" Emerson succeedsNorris Roy Crump as president ofCanadian Pacific Railway .Births
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