1929 in rail transport

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1928, 1929, 1930

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1929.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 March events 1.3 May events 1.4 July events 1.5 August events 1.6 November events 1.7 December events 1.8 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[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. Denney 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.
• Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway in Argentina takes delivery for suburban service of three diesel locomotives built by Armstrong Whitworth in conjunction with Sulzer Brothers, the first passenger diesels built in the U.K.^[5]
• The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad ends passenger train operations.^[6]

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[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

1. ^ Heath, Erle (December 1945). Seventy Five Years of Progress. Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
2. ^ Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved on 2005-03-15.
3. ^ Hill, Keith (February 2005). "Brighton's Belle Époque". BackTrack 19 (2): 70–79. 
4. ^ Significant dates in Ottawa/Hull street and light railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (December 3, 2004). Retrieved on 2005-12-08.
5. ^ Webb, Brian (1973). The British Internal Combustion Locomotive 1894-1940. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-6115-5. 
6. ^ A Short History of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad. Retrieved on 2005-05-09.

• Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005). Retrieved on 2005-08-26.