1929 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1929.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January events
- January 1 - Paul Shoup takes over the presidency of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad[1]
[edit] March events
- March 1 - Sixty-nine railroads buy the American Railway Express Company and rename it Railway Express Agency.
[edit] May events
- May - Charles E. Denny succeeds John J. Bernet as president of the Erie Railroad.[2]
[edit] July events
- July 7 - The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Pennsylvania Railroad begin air/rail service between New York and Los Angeles. Trip time is cut from 100 to 80 hours.
[edit] August events
- August 6 - The Ghan begins operation in Australia under its current name.
- August 26 - For the first time, Canadian National Railway uses diesel locomotives to power a passenger train, with unit number 9000 on the second section of the International Limited between Montreal and Toronto.
[edit] November events
- November 1 - The Southern Railway celebrates the 21st "birthday" of the Southern Belle passenger train with ceremonies at each end of the train's route between London and Brighton.[3]
[edit] December events
- December 10 - Ottawa Electric Railway discontinues streetcar service between Carling Avenue and the Experimental Farm.[4]
[edit] Unknown date events
- Henry deForest assumes the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Southern Pacific Company.
- ALCO purchases McIntosh and Seymour Diesel Engine Company for further manufacturing of diesel engines that will be installed in subsequent ALCO locomotives.
- The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad ends passenger train operations.
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[edit] References
- ^ Heath, Erle (December 1945). Seventy Five Years of Progress. Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
- ^ Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved on 2005-03-15.
- ^ Hill, Keith (February 2005). "Brighton's Belle Époque". BackTrack 19 (2): 70–79.
- ^ Significant dates in Ottawa/Hull street and light railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (December 3, 2004). Retrieved on 2005-12-08.
- Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005). Retrieved on 2005-08-26.
- A Short History of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad. Retrieved on 2005-05-09.
