September 2 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on September 2.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1868 – William F. Nast succeeds Samuel C. Pomeroy as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
[edit] 20th century
- 1922 – The Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway (a predecessor of Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway) is formed in Japan.
- 1940 – Kansas City Southern inaugurates the Southern Belle passenger train service between Kansas City, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana.
[edit] 21st century
- 2004 – Robert R. Dowty, construction foreman for the replica Jupiter and 119 steam locomotives at the Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory, Utah, dies (b. 1923).
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- 1877 – Alvin Adams, founder of Adams Express, one of the first LCL freight companies in the United States, dies (b. 1804).
