1874 in rail transport

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1874.

Events[]

January events[]

May events[]

June events[]

July events[]

September events[]

  • September 10 – Norwich (Norfolk), United Kingdom: 25 people are killed when a communication error causes a mail train and an express passenger train to meet in a head-on collision on a single-line section. The accident leads directly to the adoption of automatic control systems to manage traffic on single-track railways.
  • September 14 – A franchise for the extension of the to the Southern Pacific Railroad's , in Los Angeles, California, is approved.[4]
  • September 23 – East Broad Top narrow gauge railroad in Pennsylvania operates its first revenue trains.

October events[]

  • October 23 – The first trains operate on the , making it the first narrow gauge railroad to operate in California.[5]
  • October 26 – Grand Trunk Railway converts all 546 miles (879 km) of its track east of Montreal to Portland, Maine from 5 ft 6 in (1676 mm) Portland gauge to 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge.[6]

November events[]

  • November 7 – The Miami Valley Narrow Gauge Railway, the predecessor of the Miami Valley Railway, is incorporated.
  • November 8 – Tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad reach Bakersfield, California; work begins on the route that would eventually become the Tehachapi Loop.

Unknown date events[]

Deaths[]

March deaths[]

May deaths[]

June deaths[]

References[]

  • Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society (2005), This month in railroad history: September. Retrieved September 23, 2005.
  • White, John H. Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830–1880. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-23818-0.
  1. ^ "Erie Railroad presidents". Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 2005-03-15.
  2. ^ DeLony, Eric. "Context for World Heritage Bridges". International Council on Monuments and Sites. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
  3. ^ Vallance, H. A. (1963). The Highland Railway. Dawlish: David & Charles.
  4. ^ Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. "The street railway history of Los Angeles". Archived from the original on 6 September 2005. Retrieved 2005-09-13.
  5. ^ Monterey County Historical Society (2006). "The Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad". Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
  6. ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 2006-09-15. Archived from the original on 23 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
  7. ^ U.S. Government Printing Office (1979). "The Fish Car Era of the National Fish Hatchery System". Archived from the original on 7 April 2005. Retrieved 2005-03-28.
Retrieved from ""