1927 in rail transport

none thumb | right | alt=The southern railway tunnel at the western foot of Gellért Hill - 1927. | The southern railway tunnel at the western foot of Gellért Hill in Hungary - 1927. 1926 1927 1928 1920 Events January events January 1 - John J. Bernet succeeds Frederick D. Underwood as president of the Erie Railroad.Time http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,729799,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110131205125/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,729799,00.html dead January 31, 2011 Out and In December 27, 1926 May 29, 2007http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html Presidents of the Erie Railroad Stratton, Fred Fred's Erie Railroad History Page May 29, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070703201657/http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html July 3, 2007 deadThe Diamond Brown, Randolph R. McCourt, John P. Obed, Martin E. Erie's Heavyweight Steel RPOs: 1927 Through Retirement 4–5 21 1 2007 February events February 14 - The Hull Paragon rail accident in England kills 12 people. April events April 1 - Odawara Express Railway Line, connecting to Shinjuku Station of Tokyo and Odawara Station, via Machida Station route officially completed in Japan (predecessor of Odakyu Line).December 2016 April 3 - Yosan Line, Takamatsu to Matsuyama route officially completed in Shikoku Island, Japan.December 2016 May events May 15 - The Grand Trunk Western Railroad introduces the Maple Leaf passenger train between Chicago, Illinois and Montreal, Quebec.189 June events June 1 Turkish State Railways formed. Aichi Electronic Railway Line, Atsuta Jingu-mae Station of Nagoya to Toyohashi Station route officially completed in Aichi Prefecture, Japan (predecessor of Meitetsu Nagoya Line).December 2016 June 29 - Great Western Railway (England) takes delivery of its first 'King' Class 4-6-0 express passenger steam locomotive from its Swindon Works, No. 6000 King George V.Wood, G. C. 6000 King George V – a chronology 6000 Locomotive Association Hereford 1972 July events July 6 – Hebikubo Station 蛇窪駅, later renamed as Togoshi-kōen Station, in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, opens. July 16 - Opening of Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway on the English Channel coast (8.25 mi km on of 15 in mm on gauge).Davies, W. J. K. The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway David & Charles Newton Abbot 1975 0-71536-827-3 August events August 24 - The Sevenoaks railway accident in England kills 13. 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.http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1920s/TimeLine1920sBackUp.htm RRHX - Railroad History Timeline: 1920s August 25, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060716082438/http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1920s/TimeLine1920sBackUp.htm July 16, 2006 dead September events September 1 – The Trunk Line in Norway takes electric traction into use between Oslo and Lillestrøm.http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/dokumenter/Om-oss/Jernbanestatistikk/Jernbanestatistikk-2008/ Railway Statistics 2008 Norwegian National Rail Administration 2009 pdf April 28, 2010 34 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120302040853/http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/dokumenter/Om-oss/Jernbanestatistikk/Jernbanestatistikk-2008/ March 2, 2012 September 24 – October 15 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad celebrates its centennial in the Fair of the Iron Horse in Baltimore, Maryland. October events October 10 - First Maine Central Railroad train over Carlton Bridge ends rail ferry service across the Kennebec River at Bath, Maine.The Best of Maine Railroads Johnson, Ron Portland Litho 1985 111 December events December 3 - Official opening of London Post Office Railway.Bayliss, Derek A. The Post Office Railway London 1978 Turntable Publications Sheffield 0-902844-43-1 December 30 - The Ginza Line, the oldest subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan between Asakusa and Ueno.History https://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/corporate/profile/history/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20230605063443/https://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/corporate/profile/history/index.html 2023-06-05 2024-07-13 tokyometro.jp Unknown date events Rail transport in Cameroon extended to Yaoundé. American Locomotive Company builds first 4-6-4 tender locomotive, for the New York Central; also, the first 4-8-4, for the Northern Pacific Railroad.Richard Balkwill Marshall, John John Marshall (railway historian) The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats 6th Enfield Guinness Publishing 1993 0-85112-707-X American Car and Foundry acquires Shippers Car Line. Narrow gauge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad ends train service to the Rangeley Lakes House destination hotel.The Maine Scenic Route Crittenden, H. Temple McClain Printing Company 1966 183 First Dutch National Railway Museum established. Births births in 1927 Category:1927 births Deaths May deaths May 23 - Henry Huntington, nephew of Collis P. Huntington and executive in charge of Pacific Electric Railway in the early part of the 20th century (born 1850). October deaths October 7 – Godfrey M. Hyams, financier for Deepwater Railway and Tidewater Railway, dies (b. 1859). October 16 – David Macpherson, Canadian-born American civil engineer (b. 1854) November deaths November 17 - Charles Sanger Mellen, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1897-1903 and New Haven Railroad beginning in 1903, dies (born 1852).New York Times Obituary: Charles Sanger Mellen November 18, 1927 23 References