1921 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1921.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January events
- January 26 - Abermule train collision, Wales: faulty operation of Train Tablet leads to head on collision killing 17 people.
[edit] April events
- April 15 - Southern Pacific Railroad takes delivery of 4-6-2 number 2472 (now preserved) from Baldwin Locomotive Works.[1]
[edit] July events
- July 14 - In an effort to consolidate maintenance and simplify operations, Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian Northern Ontario Railway open a 0.35 mi (1 km) connection in Lyn, Ontario.[2]
[edit] August events
- August 19 - Publication in the United Kingdom of the Railways Act 1921, which provided for the amalgamation of British railway companies into four large groups, "The Big Four", with effect from January 1, 1923.
[edit] Unknown date events
- Standard Oil begins shipments of gasoline from Casper, Wyoming, by tank car on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad to Baton Rouge, Louisiana; in Baton Rouge, the fuel is transloaded to ships for export. The city of Casper claims that it ships more oil by railroad than any other city in the world.[3]
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[edit] April deaths
- April 10 - Henry Kirke Porter, American steam locomotive builder (b. 1840)
[edit] November deaths
- November 29 - George Stephen, first president of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited 1881-1888 (b. 1829).
[edit] Unknown date deaths
- Lucius E. Johnson, president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad 1904–1921 (b. 1846).
[edit] References
- ^ Diebert, Timothy S. and Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5. p 178.
- ^ Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (10 June 2006). Retrieved on July 14, 2006.
- ^ Casper Star-Tribune (June 22, 2005), BP Amoco Timeline. Retrieved June 22, 2005.
