1927 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1927.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January events
- January - John J. Bernet succeeds Frederick D. Underwood as president of the Erie Railroad.
[edit] August events
- August 25 - Detroit and Mackinac Railway officially abandons the section from Au Sable River Jct. to Comins and the Curran Branch between Hardy and Beavers.[1]
[edit] December events
- December 30 - The Ginza Line, the oldest subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
[edit] Unknown date events
- The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad celebrates its centennial in the Fair of the Iron Horse in Baltimore, Maryland.
- ALCO builds the first 4-6-4 tender locomotive in the United States; it is delivered to the New York Central.
- American Car and Foundry acquires Shippers Car Line.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[edit] May deaths
- May 23 – Henry Huntington, nephew of Collis P. Huntington and executive in charge of Pacific Electric Railroad in the early part of the 20th century (b. 1850).
[edit] November deaths
- November 17 – Charles Sanger Mellen, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1897-1903 and New Haven Railroad beginning in 1903, dies (b. 1852).[2]
[edit] References
- Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved March 15, 2005.
- ^ RRHX - Railroad History Timeline: 1920s. Retrieved on August 25, 2006.
- ^ "Obituary: Charles Sanger Mellen", New York Times, November 18, 1927, p. 23.
