1924 in rail transport

1924 in rail transport

Events

March events

* March 31 - American Car and Foundry acquires Pacific Car and Foundry.

May events

* May 8 - Arthur Honegger’s “Pacifica 231” premieres. The orchestral tone poem reflects Honegger’s impressions of steam engines.

June events

* June 28 - The streetcar system in Adrian, Michigan, is abandoned. [http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1920s/TimeLine1920sBackUp.htm]

August events

* August 7 - Streetcars operate for the last time in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to be replaced with buses.
* August 14 - The New York Central tests a General Electric Diesel-electric locomotive. The locomotive succeeds in starting a train of 93 cars on level track.

eptember events

* September 28 - The Chicago & Alton places "the handsomest train in the world" into Chicago – St. Louis service. The red painted, million dollar train competes with Illinois Central's green and black "Daylight Special" and Wabash's blue "Blue Banner Special".

October events

* October 23 - Two trolley cars of the Hull Electric Railway in Ottawa collide head-on due to a misunderstanding in operations around track maintenance work. [cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/Articles/Article2002_2.html| title=Head on at Deschenes| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| accessdate=2006-10-23| ]

November events

* November 30 - Raumabanen from Dombås to Åndalsnes in Norway is opened.

December events

* December 17 - The first Diesel-electric locomotive enters service, on the docks in the Bronx.

Unknown date events

* ALCO produces its first diesel locomotive using electrical components from General Electric.
* The first section of the Barcelona Metro opens.

Births

Deaths

References

* Michiganrailroads.com, " [http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1920s/TimeLine1920sBackUp.htm Railroad history timeline - 1920s] ". Retrieved June 28 2005.
* Williamsport Bureau of Transportation (2005), " [http://www.citybus.org/history1.html History of Mass Transit in Williamsport] ". Retrieved August 7 2005.


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