1969

Timelines:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Births:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Deaths:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Establishments:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Disestablishments:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Introductions:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Accidents:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Images:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

By month

January

• January 6 – Santa Fe's Super Chief passenger train derails due to unknown causes in Holcomb, Kansas.
• January 7 – Canadian National Railway discontinues Turbotrain service between Montreal and Toronto.
• January 16 – Penn Central introduces Metroliner passenger service between New York City and Washington, DC.

Unknown date

• The last section of the original Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line opens.
• Fleischmann releases its first N scale model trains.