April 9 - The EMD F40PH diesel locomotive enters revenue service with Amtrak.
May events
May 4 - An international train collides with a local train near Schiedam, the Netherlands, killing 24 and injuring 11.
June events
June 1 - Opening of Belgrade–Bar railway through the Balkans, 476 km (296 mi) long, with 254 tunnels totalling 114 km (71 mi) and over 435 bridges including Mala Rijeka Viaduct, 198 m (650 ft) above ground level, the world's tallest. The latter lies near the summit at Kolašin, 1,032 m (3,386 ft) AMSL.[2]
October 6 – The 2400-seriescars (2401–2600), built by Boeing-Vertol of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, are placed in service on the Chicago "L" system. The 2400-series cars are the first rail transit order built by Boeing (an aircraft manufacturer) and the first rapid transit cars in Chicago to have sliding doors (2-pair on each side). The previous 2200 series, 2000 series and 6000 series have blinker doors.
Benjamin Biaggini assumes the position of chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southern Pacific Company, a position that has been vacant since Donald Russell's departure in 1972.
^Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN0-85112-707-X.
^"地下鉄(高速電車)の概要" [Overview of the subway (high-speed train)]. city.sapporo.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^"ありがとう10系!御堂筋線で活躍した10系車両が引退しました" [Thank you series 10! Series 10 trains that were active on the Midosuji Line have been retired.]. Osaka Metro (in Japanese). 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^"Short and Significant: Santa Fe's Fred Gurley dies at 87". Railway Age. 177 (13): 8. July 26, 1976.