1985
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By month
January
- January 1 - USG Corporation is formed as a holding company owning US Gypsum Company, the operator of the last narrow gauge industrial railway in the United States.
- January 5 - Ceremonies are held in Nenana and Seward, Alaska to mark the official transfer of the Alaska Railroad ownership to the state of Alaska.[1]
- January 6 - Amtrak discontinues the Gulf Coast Limited passenger train service between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama.
- January 7 - The Northern tunnel on the City Loop, Melbourne, Australia is opened.
- January 9 - The Kitakyushu monorail in Japan opens between the present Heiwadori and Kikugaoka stations.
Unknown date
- The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Association purchases the Woody Bay railway station.
References
- ↑ The Alaska Railroad - History. Alaska Railroad (2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-05.