1985

Timelines:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Births:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Deaths:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Establishments:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Disestablishments:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Introductions:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Accidents:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Images:	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

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.
• 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.