1957 in rail transport

Events

January events

* January 1 - The Chicago and North Western Railway leases the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway (the Omaha Road).
* January 12 - Operations of the Santa Fe Railroad's "Super Chief" and "El Capitan" passenger trains are combined during off-peak seasons.
* January 22 - Last day of steam locomotive operations on the Southern Pacific Railroad.

February events

* February 7 - Southern Pacific 4-6-2 number 2472 (now preserved) is retired from revenue service. [cite book| author=Diebert, Timothy S. and Strapac, Joseph A.| title=Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium| publisher=Shade Tree Books| year=1987| id=ISBN 0-930742-12-5 p 178.]

March events

* March 17 - The Milwaukee Road operates its last steam locomotive.
* March 29 - The New York, Ontario and Western Railroad is abandoned, the first Class I railroad to quit.
* March 29 - The Central Vermont Railway dieselizes.

April events

* April 7 - New York City trolleys run for the last time.

May events

* May 7 - The "Flying Yankee" trainset is retired from revenue service on the Boston & Maine and Maine Central railroads.
* May 17 - Canadian National Railway opens a new track alignment between Toronto and Montreal to make way for construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway.cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm| title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| year=2006-03-17| accessdate=2006-05-17| ]

June events

* June 6 - Pere Marquette Railroad steam locomotive 2-8-4 number 1225 is given to Michigan State University for display on campus.

July events

* July 3 - The Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad ceases all operations.
* July 11 - Southern Pacific Railroad’s Colton Cutoff around Los Angeles is opened to traffic.
* July 27 - The Musquodoboit Railway ends steam locomotive operations with a round trip between Dartmouth and Upper Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, behind CN number 3409.

August events

* August 27 - The Santa Fe Railroad retires its last steam locomotive.cite web| author=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histaug.htm| title=This Month in Railroad History: August| date=2005| accessdate=2006-08-25| ]

October events

* October 31 - Canadian National Railway receives authorization to operate the former New York Central Railroad (NYC) lines in Ottawa, Ontario, to reach industries that were originally served by NYC.

November events

* November 1 - Class I railroads report they roster 27,108 diesel and 2,697 steam locomotives. An additional 721 steam locomotives are in storage.

December events

* December 31 - The Southern Railway (US) runs its last steam locomotive.

Unknown date events

* William N. Deramus III becomes president of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.
* Estación Federico Lacroze in Buenos Aires, Argentina, opens.
* The California State Legislature establishes the five-county San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.

Births

Deaths

July deaths

* July 13 - Sim Webb, Casey Jones' fireman on the famous run (b. 1874).

References

* Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (September 7 2005), " [http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/ottawa.htm Significant dates in Ottawa railway history] ". Retrieved October 31 2005.
* Katy Railroad Historical Society, " [http://www.katyrailroad.org/faq.htm Katy Frequently Asked Questions] ". Retrieved February 9 2005.
* Smith, Ivan (1998), " [http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/articles/SignificantDatesInNSRailwayHistoryPart4.html Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (After 1950)] ". Retrieved July 22 2005.