1979, 1980, 1981

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This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1980.

Contents

1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 March events 1.3 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

January events

• January - Amtrak re-equips the Empire Builder, making it the first train to use all Superliner equipment.

March events

• March 31 - the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (the Rock Island) ceases operations.

Unknown date events

• The Burlington Northern Railroad acquires the St Louis-San Francisco Railway.
• The Chessie System and Seaboard System Railroad merge to form CSX Transportation.
• Now owning a 98.34% control of the Cotton Belt Railroad, the Southern Pacific Railroad extends the Cotton Belt to Chicago, Illinois, through acquisition of the former Rock Island Railroad.
• The last train operates over the elevated freight "High Line" in New York City.
• Guilford Transportation Industries is formed to become a holding company for several smaller railroads of New England.
• After a complete system overhaul, the Glasgow Subway is reopened.

Births

Deaths