1958 in rail transport

1958 in rail transport

Events

January events

* January - Unable to keep his promises to shareholders, Robert Ralph Young suspends dividends on New York Central stock.
* January 1 - the Chicago and North Western Railway acquires the Litchfield and Madison Railroad.

February events

* February 4 - Canada's Kellog Commission releases a report on the use of firemen as part of diesel locomotive crews. [Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16 2005), " [http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm Significant dates in Canadian railway history] ". Retrieved February 4 2006.]

June events

*June 22 - The Chicago Transit Authority opens the Congress Expressway rapid transit line, pioneering the first use of rail rapid transit and a multi-lane automobile expressway in the same grade-separated right-of-way. The route, which replaced the old Garfield Park 'L', connects with the Milwaukee-Dearborn-Congress Subway at the Chicago River and extends west to Des Plaines Avenue in Forest Park.

July events

* July - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD SD24.
* July 7 - The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad reintroduces women-only cars on the railroad's commuter trains in New York City.
* July 17 - The Railway Enthusiasts Society is formed to promote rail transportation and preservation in New Zealand
* July 25 - Pacific Great Eastern Railway completes construction of the line to Fort St. John, British Columbia.

August events

* August 9 - The "Moccasin", the longest running named passenger train in Canada thus far, is discontinued.

eptember events

* September - Drachenfels Railway, Königswinter, Germany: A rack railway train derails, killing 17.

October events

* October - After building only 59 examples of the type, Fairbanks-Morse and Canadian Locomotive Company discontinue construction of the H-16-66 model Train Master diesel locomotive.
* October 1 - Northern Ireland's Ulster Transport Authority and the Republic of Ireland's Córas Iompair Éireann take over from the Great Northern Railway Board in running the remaining cross-border route (Dublin–Belfast) of the Irish railway system. The GNR assets are split between the two state companies.

November events

* November 1 - The Strasburg Rail Road is purchased by a non-profit group.

December events

* December 31 - The Harcourt Street railway line between Dublin & Bray closes.

Unknown date events

* Ernest S. Marsh succeeds Fred Gurley as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

Births

Deaths

January deaths

* January 25 - Robert Ralph Young, financier and controlling stockholder of the New York Central commits suicide after suspending company dividends (b. 1897)

References

* Klapouchy, B. (2005), " [http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubesenglish/3-operatinghistory.html Hudson and Manhattan Railroad - Hudson Tubes - PATH: Operation History] ". Retrieved July 7 2005.
* (April 3 2005), " [http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm Significant dates in Canadian railway history] ". Retrieved July 22 2005 and August 9 2005.


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