1973
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| Timelines: | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
| Births: | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
| Deaths: | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
| Establishments: | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
| Disestablishments: | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
| Introductions: | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
| Accidents: | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
| Images: | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
Contents |
[edit] By month
[edit] January
- January 27 – The State of Massachusetts purchases the Attleboro/Stoughton Line in Massachusetts for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- January 28 – Amtrak introduces the Inter-American passenger train connecting Chicago to Laredo, Texas, via St. Louis, Missouri, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Dallas, Texas.
[edit] March
- March 2 – The Copper Range Railroad in Michigan abandons all rail operations.[1]
- March 13 – Michigan governor William Milliken issues an executive order placing state railroad regulation under a newly reorganized Michigan Department of Transportation.[1]
[edit] Unknown date
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Railroad History Time Line - 1970's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.


