1925 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1925.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 February events 1.2 September events 1.3 October events 1.4 November events 1.5 December events 1.6 Unknown date events 2 Births 2.1 Unknown date births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] February events

• February 16 - A new suspension bridge opens over Niagara Falls, replacing the previous span built in1855.

[edit] September events

• September 8 - Hull Electric Railway discontinues through service to Queen's Park, Toronto, passengers must now transfer to trains running from Aylmer.

[edit] October events

• October 22 - Central of New Jersey 1000, the first commercial Diesel-Electric locomotive, enters service at the Bronx Terminal Yard.
• October - Henry Fowler succeeds George Hughes as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

[edit] November events

• November 1 - Japan's Yamanote Line, which has since become one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter lines, opens.
• November 21 - Seaboard Air Line introduces the “Orange Blossom Special”.

[edit] December events

• December 15 - Long Island Railorad 401, the first diesel-electric locomotive used in mainline service, is demonstrated for the first time.

[edit] Unknown date events

• Henry deForest succeeds Julius Krutschnitt as Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
• Electro-Motive Engineering changes its name to Electro-Motive Corporation (a company that would later become General Motors Electro-Motive Division).
• William W. Atterbury becomes president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
• American Car and Foundry acquires Fageol Motors Company and Hall-Scott Motor Car Company.
• The New York Central Railroad establishes a new subsidiary, the Eastern Refrigerator Despatch. Operation of the ERD, along with its 2,100 reefers, is quickly absorbed by Merchants Despatch.

[edit] Births

[edit] Unknown date births

• H. Reid, prominent railroad photographer and historian (d. 1992).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

• Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum (2000), General Atterbury. Retrieved February 21, 2005.
• Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (December 3, 2004), Significant dates in Ottawa/Hull street and light railway history. Retrieved September 8, 2005.
• White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986). America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History 154, p. 9-15.