1958 in rail transport

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1957, 1958, 1959

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1958.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 February events 1.3 June events 1.4 July events 1.5 August events 1.6 September events 1.7 October events 1.8 November events 1.9 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 3.1 January deaths 4 References

[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] November events

• November 1 - The Strasburg Rail Road is purchased by a non-profit group.

[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.

1. ^ Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved February 4, 2006.