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Events
February events
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February 11 - The first Gold record is presented toGlenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo ".May events
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May 22 -Canadian Pacific Railway 's Angus Shops inMontreal produce its firsttank as part of the war effort forWorld War II . [cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm| title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history|work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages|date=2007-02-09 |accessdate=2007-05-22]July events
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July 7 - Deutsche Reichsbahn accepts delivery of an experimental “V-8”steam locomotive from theHenschel Locomotive Works . Nominally a 2-8-2, the locomotive had four sets of two cylinders in a 90 degree “V” shape on the ends of each drive axle, alternating from side to side. Captured by the Allies, it was tested in the U.S. before being scrapped in 1952.
*July 11 -Spain 's national railway,RENFE , is formed. [cite book|author=Comisión Oficial para la Conmemoración del Primer Centenario del Ferrocarril en España|title=Cien años de ferrocarril en España, 1|publisher=Comisión|location=Madrid|date=1948]
* July -Union Pacific Railroad 'sM-10002 streamliner trainset is removed from active service on the "City of Portland " and placed in storage.August events
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August 14 -Union Pacific Railroad 'sM-10001 streamliner trainset is sold for scrap.eptember events
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September 5 - The firstAlco 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy”steam locomotive is delivered to theUnion Pacific at Omaha.October events
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October 1 - After abankrupt cy, Spokane International Railway is reorganized asSpokane International Railroad .
* October -Robert E. Woodruff becomes president of theErie Railroad . [cite web|url=http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html|title=Erie Railroad presidents|2005-03-15]November events
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November 17 - The "Prospector"multiple unit passenger trainset debuts on theDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in operating betweenDenver, Colorado , andSalt Lake City, Utah .December events
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December 7 - TheNew York Central Railroad , with much fanfare, launches a newEmpire State Express . The bombing ofPearl Harbor puts an immediate damper on the planned festivities.
*December 9 -Chesapeake and Ohio Railway officials accept the first2-6-6-6 Alleghenysteam locomotive from theLima Locomotive Works . Despite many claims made by Alco,Union Pacific Railroad and others for the4-8-8-4 Big Boy, the Alleghenies are the largest steam locomotives ever built for service in theUnited States .
*December 19 -Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 's "Columbian"passenger train route is extended frm Jersey City-Washington to Jersey City-Chicago.Unknown date events
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Armand Mercier succeedsAngus Daniel McDonald as president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of theSouthern Pacific Railroad .cite book|author=Yenne, Bill|year=1985|title=The history of the Southern Pacific|publisher=Bonanza|location=New York]
* TheHeisler Locomotive Works produces the lastHeisler locomotive .
* The "Hollywood", a lounge car built for use on the "City of Los Angeles " becomes the first passenger car whose interior is built entirely out of synthetic materials. The car's interior featured the newly invented materials offormica andnaugahyde .
* General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces theEMD TR1 .Births
Deaths
April deaths
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April 5 -Nigel Gresley ,Chief mechanical engineer of theLondon and North Eastern Railway 1923 –1941 (b.1876 ). [cite web|date=December 9 2004 |url=http://www.steamindex.com/people/gresley.htm|title=Sir Nigel Gresley|accessdate=2005-02-09]
*April 16 - Josiah Stamp, Chairman of theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway 1926 -1941 (b.1880 ) (in an air raid). [cite web|url=http://www.steamindex.com/people/stamp.htm|work=Steam Index|title=Sir Josiah Charles Stamp|accessdate=2007-08-22]Unknown date deaths
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Angus Daniel McDonald , president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of theSouthern Pacific Railroad ,1932 –1941 (b.1878 ). [cite web|url=http://www.thewatcherfiles.com/bloodlines/mcdonald.htm|title=The McDonald bloodline|accessdate=2005-02-15]
*Alonzo C. Mather , founder ofMather Stock Car Company , designed the first widely-recognized humane stock car (b.1848 ). [cite web|author=Dieffenbacher, Jane|date=2002|url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/fairfield/matherfamily.html|title=Mather Family of Fairfield, NY|accessdate=2005-03-24]
*Frederick Methvan Whyte , mechanical engineer for theNew York Central railroad, creator ofWhyte notation for the classification ofsteam locomotive s (b.1865 ).References
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