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- ↑ "This month in railroad history: March". Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. March 24, 2006. Archived from the original on April 17, 2006. Retrieved 24 March 2006.
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- ↑ "Santa Fe-SP Merger Denied by ICC Vote". Pacific RailNews , September 1986, p. 4.
- ↑ Koberstein, Paul (September 7, 1986). "Riders swamp light rail as buses go half-full and schedules go by the way". The Oregonian , p. A1.
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- ↑ King, Peter (1987). 71000 Duke of Gloucester – the impossible dream. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1753-0.
- ↑ 3801 Hits the Tracks Again State Wide December 1986 page 1