1948 in rail transport

none 1947 1948 1949 1940 In 1948, 14 railroads in North America owned more than 1,000 steam locomotives each. See also: Historical sizes of railroads Events January January 1 – All major railways in Great Britain are nationalised under terms of the Transport Act 1947, the Big Four British railway companies (the Great Western Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway and Southern Railway) becoming British Railways.Bonavia, Michael R. The Birth of British Rail George Allen & Unwin London 1979 0-04-385071-5 January 4 – Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad debut a new lightweight passenger car consist for the Golden State passenger train between Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California. February February–April – Queensland Railway strike, a labor union strike over wages issues by railway workshop and locomotive depot workers in Queensland, Australia.http://www.takver.com/history/railq48/railqld.htm Doug Olive The Queensland Railway Strike, February–April 1948 1948 February 4 – The last steam locomotive built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 4-8-4 no. 3752, is test fired at the factory. February 15 – The Monon Railroad introduces the Thoroughbred streamliner between Chicago, Illinois and Louisville, Kentucky, replacing the Day Express.23 February 20 – Opening of Transandino del Norte branch of Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano from Salta, Argentina through to Socompa and Antofagasta, Chile.http://www.trenalsnubes.com.ar/en_tren_a_las_nubes_historia.html History Tren al as Nubes 2009-06-02August 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes February 29 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway upgrades its El Capitan passenger train service frequency to daily. March 1 March – Foreign-owned railway companies nationalised in Argentina during the first term of office of President Peron. 2 March – Haganah bombing in Mandatory Palestine leads to suspension of services on the Jezreel Valley railway. April April 3 – The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway introduces its Texas Chief passenger train, operating between Chicago and Galveston, Texas via Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth and Houston.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38696055/the_atchison_daily_globe/ New Schedules (advertisement) Santa Fe Railroad The Atchison Daily Globe Atchison, Kansas April 2, 1948 5 Newspapers.com May May 1 – East African Railways and Harbours Corporation formed by merger of the Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours and the Tanganyika Railways and Ports Services. May 14 – The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad inaugurates its first diesel-powered passenger train. May 29 – The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad introduces streamlined Skytop Lounges on its Twin Cities Hiawatha trains. June June 21 – Alco delivers its last steam locomotive: Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad 2-8-4 no. 9406. June – Lima Locomotive Works delivers Chesapeake and Ohio class L-2-A 4-8-4 no. 614, the last express passenger steam locomotive for a United States railroad.The outstanding features and many lives of C&O 614 Huddleston Eugene L. Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Magazine January–February 2002 http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3943/is_200201/ai_n9063588 https://web.archive.org/web/20060621101304/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3943/is_200201/ai_n9063588 usurped June 21, 2006 July July 2 – The Nickel Plate Road orders 10 class S-3 Berkshires from Lima Locomotive Works, the last steam locomotives Lima will produce. July 3 – The New York Central Railroad issues a report that only 20 per cent of its long-distance passenger trains are diesel powered, but the number was expected to rise to 50% by year's end. July 28 – The New York, Ontario and Western Railway becomes an all-diesel railroad. August August 15 – First run of Missouri Pacific’s Texas Eagle. September September 15 – The postwar 20th Century Limited is put into service in ceremonies attended by several dignitaries, including Dwight Eisenhower. October October 26 – The American Freedom Train, carrying the original versions of the United States Constitution, Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, makes its final public display in Havre de Grace, Maryland before the official end of tour. See also American Freedom Train - 1947-1949 station stops November thumb|right|An ITC Streamliner November 7 – The Illinois Terminal Railroad introduces the Streamliner City of Decatur between St. Louis, Missouri and Decatur, Illinois.New Terminal Train To Be Shown Here https://www.newspapers.com/clip/945336/the_edwardsville_intelligencer/ Edwardsville Intelligencer October 19, 1948 1 Newspapers.com August 31, 2014 December December 12 – The Pennsylvania Railroad introduces the Steeler passenger train between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio. Unknown date George Walker succeeds William Neal as president of Canadian Pacific Railway. In order to avoid import tariffs into Canada, Baldwin Locomotive Works contracts the Canadian Locomotive Company to be Baldwin's Canadian representatives and locomotive builders. First batch of Indian Railways standard 66in gauge 2-8-2 goods locomotives to Class WG is ordered from the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow. Nearly 2450 of the class will be constructed in the UK, United States and India between 1950 and 1970, the largest class in the British Commonwealth.http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm Saxena, R. P. Indian Railway History Time Line 2008 2009-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm 2012-02-29 dead Accidents uncollapsed Births June births June 30 - Vladimir Yakunin, CEO of Russian Railways from 2005 (died 2015). December births December 23 - Joseph H. Boardman, CEO of Amtrak 2008–16 (died 2019). Deaths March deaths March 5 - H. P. M. Beames, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway 1920–1922 (born 1875). References