1927 in rail transport

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1926 in rail transport
1927 in rail transport
1928 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1927.

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[edit] January events

January 1 - John J. Bernet succeeds Frederick D. Underwood as president of the Erie Railroad.^[1]^[2]^[3]

[edit] February events

February 14 - The Hull Paragon rail accident in England kills 12 people,

[edit] June events

June 29 - Great Western Railway (England) takes delivery of its first 'King' Class 4-6-0 express passenger steam locomotive from its Swindon Works, No. 6000 King George V.^[4]

[edit] July events

July 16 - Opening of Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway on the English Channel coast (8.25 mi (13.28 km) of 15 in (380 mm) gauge).^[5]

[edit] August events

August 24 - The Sevenoaks railway accident in England kills 13.
August 25 - Detroit and Mackinac Railway officially abandons the section from Au Sable River Jct. to Comins and the Curran Branch between Hardy and Beavers.^[6]

[edit] September events

September 1 – The Trunk Line in Norway takes electric traction into use between Oslo and Lillestrøm.^[7]
September 24 – October 15 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad celebrates its centennial in the Fair of the Iron Horse in Baltimore, Maryland.

[edit] October events

October 10 - First Maine Central Railroad train over Carlton Bridge ends rail ferry service across the Kennebec River at Bath, Maine.^[8]

[edit] December events

December 3 - Official opening of London Post Office Railway.^[9]
December 30 - The Ginza Line, the oldest subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.

[edit] Unknown date events

American Locomotive Company builds first 4-6-4 tender locomotive, for the New York Central; also, the first 4-8-4, for the Northern Pacific Railroad.^[10]
American Car and Foundry acquires Shippers Car Line.
Narrow gauge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad ends train service to the Rangeley Lakes House destination hotel.^[11]

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[edit] May deaths

May 23 - Henry Huntington, nephew of Collis P. Huntington and executive in charge of Pacific Electric Railway in the early part of the 20th century (born 1850).

[edit] November deaths

November 17 - Charles Sanger Mellen, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1897-1903 and New Haven Railroad beginning in 1903, dies (born 1852).^[12]

[edit] References

^ "Out and In". Time. 1926-12-27. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,729799,00.html. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
^ Stratton, Fred. "Presidents of the Erie Railroad". Fred's Erie Railroad History Page. Archived from the original on 03 July 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070703201657/http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
^ Brown, Randolph R.; McCourt, John P.; and Obed, Martin E. (2007). "Erie's Heavyweight Steel RPOs: 1927 Through Retirement". The Diamond 21 (1): 4–5.
^ Wood, G. C. (1972). 6000 King George V – a chronology. Hereford: 6000 Locomotive Association.
^ Davies, W.J.K. (1975). The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 1-7153-6827-3.
^ "RRHX - Railroad History Timeline: 1920s". Archived from the original on 16 July 2006. http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1920s/TimeLine1920sBackUp.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
^ "Railway Statistics 2008" (pdf). Norwegian National Rail Administration. 2009. p. 34. http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/dokumenter/Om-oss/Jernbanestatistikk/Jernbanestatistikk-2008/. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
^ Johnson, Ron (1985). The Best of Maine Railroads. Portland Litho. p. 111.
^ Bayliss, Derek A. (1978). The Post Office Railway London. Sheffield: Turntable Publications. ISBN 0-902844-43-1.
^ Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-707-x.
^ Crittenden, H. Temple (1966). The Maine Scenic Route. McClain Printing Company. p. 183.
^ "Obituary: Charles Sanger Mellen". New York Times. November 18, 1927. p. 23.

[Time_1926-12-27-0] "Out and In". Time. 1926-12-27. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,729799,00.html. Retrieved 2007-05-29.

[1] Stratton, Fred. "Presidents of the Erie Railroad". Fred's Erie Railroad History Page. Archived from the original on 03 July 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070703201657/http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html. Retrieved 2007-05-29.

[2] Brown, Randolph R.; McCourt, John P.; and Obed, Martin E. (2007). "Erie's Heavyweight Steel RPOs: 1927 Through Retirement". The Diamond 21 (1): 4–5.

[3] Wood, G. C. (1972). 6000 King George V – a chronology. Hereford: 6000 Locomotive Association.

[4] Davies, W.J.K. (1975). The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 1-7153-6827-3.

[RRHX-5] "RRHX - Railroad History Timeline: 1920s". Archived from the original on 16 July 2006. http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1920s/TimeLine1920sBackUp.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-25.

[norwayel-6] "Railway Statistics 2008" (pdf). Norwegian National Rail Administration. 2009. p. 34. http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/dokumenter/Om-oss/Jernbanestatistikk/Jernbanestatistikk-2008/. Retrieved 28 April 2010.

[johnson-7] Johnson, Ron (1985). The Best of Maine Railroads. Portland Litho. p. 111.

[8] Bayliss, Derek A. (1978). The Post Office Railway London. Sheffield: Turntable Publications. ISBN 0-902844-43-1.

[9] Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-707-x.

[10] Crittenden, H. Temple (1966). The Maine Scenic Route. McClain Printing Company. p. 183.

[11] "Obituary: Charles Sanger Mellen". New York Times. November 18, 1927. p. 23.

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