1925 in rail transport

1924 1925 1926

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

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 February events 1.3 April events 1.4 June events 1.5 July events 1.6 September events 1.7 October events 1.8 November events 1.9 December events 1.10 Unknown date events 2 Births 2.1 Unknown date births 3 Deaths 4 References

Events

January events

• January 1 – Government of India takes over East Indian Railway Company.^[1]

February events

• February 3 – Great Indian Peninsular Railway inaugurates first section of Bombay suburban electrification out of Victoria Terminus.^[1]
• February 16 – A new suspension bridge opens over Niagara Falls, replacing the previous span built in 1855.
• February 28 – The Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad enters receivership.^[2]

April events

• April 24 – The first section of the Itsukaichi Railway opens between Haijima and Itsukaichi stations in Japan.

June events

• June 23 – The Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad is incorporated and purchases the assets of the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad.^[2]

July events

• July 1 – Government of India takes over Great Indian Peninsular Railway.^[1]
• July 5 – Samuel Insull begins serving as president of Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad with the introduction of major reconstruction projects for the railroad.^[2]
• July 17 – Japanese Government Railways introduces automatic couplers in 24-hour changeover.^[3]

September events

• September 8 – Hull Electric Railway discontinues through service to Queen's Park, Toronto: passengers must now transfer to trains running from Aylmer.^[4]

October events

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

November events

• November 1 – Japan's Yamanote Line, which has since become one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter lines, opens.
• November 4 – Opening of Khyber Pass Railway, from Peshawar to Landi Kotal.^[5]
• November 21 – Seaboard Air Line introduces the “Orange Blossom Special”.

December events

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

Unknown date events

• Henry deForest succeeds Julius Kruttschnitt as Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
• Lima Locomotive Works builds the first 2-8-4 steam locomotives, their first "Super Power" types, for the Boston and Albany Railroad's routes through The Berkshires; also, the first production 2-10-4s, for the Texas and Pacific Railway.^[6]
• 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.^[7]
• American Car and Foundry acquires Fageol Motors Company and Hall-Scott Motor Car Co.
• 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.

Births

Unknown date births

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

Deaths

References

• White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986). America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History 154, p. 9-15.