1947 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1947.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 February events 1.3 March events 1.4 April events 1.5 May events 1.6 June events 1.7 September events 1.8 October events 1.9 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] January events

• January 19 - The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad inaugurates the Cincinnatian passenger train between Baltimore, Maryland, and Cincinnati, Ohio.

[edit] February events

• February 28 - The Illinois Central Railroad withdraws its specialized Green Diamond passenger trainset from Chicago-St. Louis service.

[edit] March events

• March 4 - Ms. Friedel Klussman launches a drive to preserve the San Francisco cable car system.

[edit] April events

• April 27 - After a complete overhaul, Illinois Central's Green Diamond trainset re-enters active service, this time between Jackson, Mississippi, and New Orleans, Louisiana, as the Miss-Lou passenger train.

[edit] May events

• May 5 - Sixteen people die in the Camp Mountain train disaster when a crowded picnic train derails on a sharp left-hand curve between Ferny Grove and Camp Mountain stations on the now-closed Dayboro line, approximately 20 km(12.4 miles) northwest of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
• May 31 - The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad acquires the Chicago and Alton Railroad.

[edit] June events

• June 6 - The Pere Marquette Railroad is merged into the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
• June 29 - The Milwaukee Road inaugurates the Olympian Hiawatha passenger train between Chicago, Illinois and Tacoma, Washington. Simultaneously, the railroad revives the Columbian, operating on the same route.

[edit] September events

• September 1, 1947 – Dugald, Manitoba, Canada: A Canadian National Railway passenger train failed to take the siding and collided with the No. 4 Transcontinental that was standing on the main line. Thirty-one people were killed.
• September 17 - The American Freedom Train, carrying the original versions of the United States Constitution, Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, begins a two-year tour of the United States starting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. See also American Freedom Train - 1947-1949 station stops

[edit] October events

• October 18 - Alaska Railroad inaugurates the Aurora passenger train service between Fairbanks and Anchorage.

[edit] Unknown date events

• The first diesel locomotives enter mainline operation on the Southern Pacific Railroad.
• The Southern Pacific Railroad is reincorporated in Delaware.
• The City of Los Angeles train frequency is upgraded to daily.
• The Super Chief train frequency is upgraded to daily.
• Lima Locomotive Works is merged with General Machinery Corporation of Hamilton, OH. The new company is named Lima-Hamilton.
• The components of the former M-10002 streamliner trainset are scrapped.
• William Neal succeeds D'Alton Cory Coleman as president of Canadian Pacific Railway.
• The last United States Fish and Wildlife Service fish car is taken out of service.
• The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad inaugurates its Old Dominion passenger train between Washington, DC, and Richmond, Virginia.

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[edit] References

• Alaska Railroad, Alaska Railroad History. Retrieved July 20, 2006.
• U.S. Government Printing Office (1979), The Fish Car Era of the National Fish Hatchery System. Retrieved March 28, 2005.
• Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972). Car Names, Numbers and Consists. New York: Wayner Publications.