1912 in rail transport

Events

January events

* January 3 – Canadian Pacific Railway leases the Dominion Atlantic Railway in Nova Scotia.
* January 22 – The Florida East Coast Railway opens its rail connection to Key West.

February events

* February 27 – Pacific Great Eastern Railway (predecessor of the British Columbia Railway) is incorporated to build a line from Vancouver north to a connection with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway at Prince George, British Columbia.

June events

* June 2 – Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad (predecessor of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad) begins "one-car" passenger service directly to the Chicago Loop. [cite web| url=http://www.post-trib.com/news/1026442,SSHISTORY629.article| title=South Shore Railroad history| date=2008-06-29| work=Chicago Post-Tribune| accessdate=2008-06-30| ]

November events

* November 24 – The Pennsylvania Railroad’s premier Chicago to New York train is christened the “Broad Way Limited”, named for the railroad’s four-track main line, not the New York City theatre district.

Unknown date events

* Oliver Robert Hawke Bury steps down from the General Manager position at the Great Northern Railway in England.

Births

Unknown date births

* W. Graham Claytor Jr., president of Amtrak 1982-1993 (d. 1994).

Deaths

Unknown date deaths

* Eli H. Janney, inventor of the knuckle coupler (b. 1831).

References

* (January 16 2005), " [http://www.steamindex.com/people/managers.htm Biographies of chairmen, managers & other senior officers] ". Retrieved February 10 2005.
* " [http://pages.ivillage.com/generaljim1/theerielackawannalimited/id19.html Norfolk Southern Railway] ". Retrieved February 22 2005.
* (April 3 2005), " [http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm Significant dates in Canadian railway history] ". Retrieved August 6 2005.
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