- 1934 in rail transport
Events
February events
* February - General Motors Electro-Motive Division completes construciton on
Union Pacific Railroad 'sM-10000 streamlined passenger trainset.
*February 12 -Union Pacific takes delivery ofM-10000 , later known as the “City of Salina”.April events
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April 9 - TheBudd Company completes construction of theChicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad 's "Pioneer Zephyr ".
*April 18 - TheChicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad 's "Pioneer Zephyr " is first christened as the "Zephyr" atPennsylvania Railroad 's Broad Street station.May events
*The first Italian E428 electric locomotive is produced.
*May 26 -Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad 's "Pioneer Zephyr " makes its "dawn-to-dusk" nonstop run betweenDenver, Colorado , andChicago, Illinois .June events
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June 29 - The Southern Railway renames the "Southern Belle"passenger train (betweenLondon andBrighton ,England ) to "Brighton Belle". [cite journal| author=Hill, Keith| month=February| year=2005| title=Brighton's Belle Époque| journal=BackTrack| volume=19| issue=2| pages=pp. 70–79 ]September events
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September 23 - The Broadway-Rensselaerstreetcar line inAlbany, New York , operated byUnited Traction Company , is abandoned. [cite web| author=Mohawk and Hudson Chapter National Railway Historical Society| date=2003| url=http://www.crisny.org/not-for-profit/railroad/capdist.htm| title=Albany Area Railroads: History and Context| accessdate=2005-09-23 ]
*September 28 - TheWinwick rail crash on theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway occurs when a busy signalman lines an express passenger train onto a track occupied by a stationary local train; 12 people die in the collision as three of the train's passenger cars are telescoped.October events
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October 12 - TheAssociation of American Railroads (AAR) is created from the merger of five industry organizations.
*October 22 - TheM-10001 , still in its original 900 hp incarnation, sets an as-yet unbroken record from coast to coast of theUnited States , running from Oakland Pier toGrand Central Station in 57hour s.November events
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November 11 -Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad inaugurates regular passenger service betweenLincoln, Nebraska , andKansas City, Missouri , using the "Pioneer Zephyr " trainset.December events
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December 14 - TheNew York Central Railroad unveils the “Commodore Vanderbilt”, the firststreamliner steam locomotive and the inspiration for one of Lionel’s more popular toy locomotives.
*December 26 - The Pullman Car & Manufacturing Co. merges with its subsidiaryStandard Steel Car Company to becomePullman-Standard .Unknown date events
* The first
PRR GG1 electric locomotive s enter service on thePennsylvania Railroad .
*30th Street Station (originally known as Pennsylvania Station) inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania is built by thePennsylvania Railroad .
* The first2-6-6-4 steam locomotive s in the world are delivered to thePittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad .
*ALCO renames the Brooks Works plant, formerlyBrooks Locomotive Works , inDunkirk, New York , to ALCO Thermal Products Division.
* TheSan Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway discontinues operation of the railroad's three gasoline-electric units.Births
Deaths
September deaths
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September 24 –Jule Murat Hannaford , president ofNorthern Pacific Railway 1913-1920, dies (b. 1850). [Northern Pacific. Annual Report. St. Paul [Minn.] : Northern Pacific, 1934, p. 17.] [Railway Age, September 29, 1934, p. 390.]References
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