1958 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1958.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January events
- January - Unable to keep his promises to shareholders, Robert Ralph Young suspends dividends on New York Central stock.
- January 1 - the Chicago and North Western Railway acquires the Litchfield and Madison Railroad.
[edit] February events
- February 4 - Canada's Kellog Commission releases a report on the use of firemen as part of diesel locomotive crews.[1]
[edit] June events
- June 22 - The Chicago Transit Authority opens the Congress Expressway rapid transit line, pioneering the first use of rail rapid transit and a multi-lane automobile expressway in the same grade-separated right-of-way. The route connects with the Milwaukee-Dearborn-Congress Subway at the Chicago River and extends west to Des Plaines Avenue in Forest Park.
[edit] July events
- July - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD SD24.
- July 7 - The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad reintroduces women-only cars on the railroad's commuter trains in New York City.
- July 17 - The Railway Enthusiasts Society is formed to promote rail transportation and preservation in New Zealand
- July 25 - Pacific Great Eastern Railway completes construction of the line to Fort St. John, British Columbia.
[edit] August events
- August 9 - The Moccasin, the longest running named passenger train in Canada thus far, is discontinued.
[edit] September events
- September - Drachenfels Railway, Königswinter, Germany: A rack railway train derails, killing 17.
[edit] October events
- October - After building only 59 examples of the type, Fairbanks-Morse and Canadian Locomotive Company discontinue construction of the H-16-66 model Train Master diesel locomotive.
- October 1 - Northern Ireland's Ulster Transport Authority and the Republic of Ireland's Córas Iompair Éireann take over from the Great Northern Railway Board in running the remaining cross-border route (Dublin–Belfast) of the Irish railway system. The GNR assets are split between the two state companies.
[edit] Unknown date events
- Ernest S. Marsh succeeds Fred Gurley as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January deaths
- January 25 - Robert Ralph Young, financier and controlling stockholder of the New York Central commits suicide after suspending company dividends (b. 1897)
[edit] References
- Klapouchy, B. (2005), Hudson and Manhattan Railroad - Hudson Tubes - PATH: Operation History. Retrieved July 7, 2005.
- (April 3, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved July 22, 2005 and August 9, 2005.
- ^ Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved February 4, 2006.