• Source: 1973 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1973.




Events






= January events

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January 27 – MBTA purchases several rail lines in New England from Penn Central to form the basis of the new commuter system's network.




= February events

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February 26 – Chessie System is incorporated to become the parent corporation of a combined B&O/C&O/WM railroad system.




= March events

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March 13 – A riot breaks out at Ageo Station in Saitama, Japan as the National Railway Locomotive Engineers Union protests unsafe working conditions on the JNR.
March 30 – Toronto's Yonge Subway is extended to York Mills station.




= May events

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May 21 – Passenger traffic begins on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Concord line, through the 3.1 mi (5.0 km) Berkeley Hills Tunnel between Oakland and Orinda, California beneath the Berkeley Hills.




= June events

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June 3 – The Norwegian State Railways open Lieråsen Tunnel on the Drammen Line between Asker and Lier (10.7 km (6.6 mi)).
June 22 – The EMD SDP40F diesel locomotive enters revenue service with Amtrak.




= August events

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August 17 – The last DB Class E 40 leaves the gates of the Krupp factory in Essen.




= September events

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September 28 – Amtrak's Turboliners make their first run on the Chicago–St Louis corridor.




= November events

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November 5 – Bay Area Rapid Transit Peninsula service starts between Downtown San Francisco and Daly City.
November 7 – Frontier Series Canadian ten-dollar note introduced depicting the Canadian passenger train hauled by an EMD F40PH diesel-electric locomotive.
November 27 – Toei Subway Line 6 (present-day Mita Line) is extended from Hibiya to Mita in Tokyo, Japan; its second extension since opening in 1968.




= December events

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December 19 – The Ealing rail crash occurred when an express train from London Paddington to Oxford derails at speed between Ealing Broadway and West Ealing. Ten passengers are killed and 94 injured




= Unknown date events

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The isolated coal hauler, the Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad, opens in Northern Arizona, the world's first line to use 50,000 V overhead line power.
Transcameroon Railway extended to N'Gaoundéré.
John W. Barriger III becomes president of the Boston and Maine Railroad.




Accidents






References

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