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1939, 1940, 1941
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Years in rail transport
1939 in rail transport
1940 in rail transport
1941 in rail transport |
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1940.
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Contents
- 1 Events
- 1.1 January events
- 1.2 February events
- 1.3 May events
- 1.4 June events
- 1.5 July events
- 1.6 September events
- 1.7 October events
- 1.8 Unknown date events
- 2 Births
- 3 Deaths
- 3.1 October deaths
- 3.2 Unknown date deaths
- 4 References
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Events
January events
- January 14 - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway discontinues the San Francisco-Los Angeles-Chicago Navajo.
- January 27 - The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad ceased operations in Massachusetts in preparation for abandonment.
February events
- February - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD E5.
May events
- May 20 - Sixty-six railroads in the United States, in cooperation with the Travelers' Credit Corporation, begin selling railroad tickets, Pullman accommodations and all-expense tours on an installment basis, known as the Travel Credit Plan. Purchases over $50 could be charged.
June events
- June 30 - Last day archbar freight trucks could legally operate in U.S. Interchange service, and then only on empty cars returning to their home roads.
- June - Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad takes delivery of the unique EMD AB6 locomotives.
July events
- July 17 - The last section of the Baghdad Railway's mainline linking Istanbul and Baghdad is completed between El Yaroubieh and Baiji.
- July 30 - The Pennsylvania Railroad orders its first 4-4-4-4 T1 duplex-drive steam locomotives. They were expected to be serious competition for diesel power.
September events
- September 2 - Kansas City Southern inaugurates the Southern Belle passenger train service between Kansas City, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana.
- September 13 - The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad is formed by the merger of the Gulf, Mobile and Northern and Mobile and Ohio Railroads.
October events
- October 1 - The Pennsylvania Turnpike opens, constructed using tunnels and grades originally built for the never-completed West Penn Railroad.
Unknown date events
- Norton Fitzwarren train disaster, England: a train driver misreads the signals on a four track line, and drives his train off the end of the track.
Births
Deaths
October deaths
- October 24 - William Benson Storey, president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1920-1933, dies (b. 1857).
Unknown date deaths
- Leonor F. Loree, president of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1901-1903, Delaware and Hudson Railway 1907-1938 and Kansas City Southern Railway 1918-1920 (b. 1858).
References
- New York Times (October 30, 1940), W. B. Storey Dies. Retrieved August 19, 2005.
- Trains News Wire (April 27, 2005), 'Miss Southern Belle' dies. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
- Trains of Turkey (December 1, 2004), Baghdad Railway. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
- Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972). Car Names, Numbers and Consists. New York: Wayner Publications.
Categories: 1940s in rail transport | 1940
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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