This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1977.
May events
- May – Auto-Train Corporation launches a second Auto Train, this time between Louisville, Kentucky and Sanford, Florida.
- May 9 – The last Paris–Istanbul train with the name Orient Express makes its final run. The name persists as a train running from Paris to Vienna.
- May 21 – The Glasgow Subway shuts down for a complete system overhaul.[4]
- May 23 – A train hijack takes place at the village of De Punt, in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands by activists aiming to endorse the Republic of South Maluku (Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS)), a self-proclaimed republic in the Maluku Islands. At the same time a hostage situation occurs at a school in Bovensmilde. The Dutch Marines storm the train on June 11, after six Starfighters fly over the train, creating a noise and distraction for the hostage takers. Six hostage takers and two passengers lose their lives in the operation. The activists at the school surrender after they learn of the fate of their fellow activists in the train.
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