1935 in rail transport

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Years in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1935.

Events[]

January events[]

  • January 2 – Chicago & North Western Railway begins 400 passenger train service between Chicago, Illinois, and Saint Paul, Minnesota; it was so named because the 400 mile trip was intended to take 400 minutes, though that pace wasn't quite reached until a few months later. Still, it was believed to be the fastest train in the world over a distance greater than 177 miles (285 km).[1]
  • January 28 – To mark completion of the electric line from Washington DC to New York City, the Pennsylvania Railroad runs a special train hauled by Pennsylvania Railroad 4800, the electric locomotive making a round trip from Washington to Philadelphia setting a speed record on the return run of 1 hour 50 minutes.[2][3][4] The line, with the GG1 locomotives, begins regular revenue service on February 10.
  • January 31 – Union Pacific's M-10000 enters service as the between Salina, Kansas, and Kansas City. The 116 seat train carries an average 280 passengers per round trip.

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  • December – Mantis James Van Sweringen, American financier who, with his brother Oris, controlled the Nickel Plate Road and other eastern United States railroads (born 1881).

References[]

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  • Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This Month in Railroad History: May. Retrieved May 27, 2005.
  • Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972). Car Names, Numbers and Consists. New York: Wayner Publications. OCLC 8848690.
  • White, John H. Jr. (Spring 1986). "America's Most Noteworthy Railroaders". Railroad History. 154: 9–15. ISSN 0090-7847. JSTOR 43523785. OCLC 1785797.
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  2. ^ Bezilla, Michael (1980). Electric Traction on the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1895–1968. University Park: Pennsylvania State University. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-271-00241-5.
  3. ^ Washington D.C. Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. "Washington, D.C. Railroad History: Railroad History Timeline". Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  4. ^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (January 15, 2006). "This Month in Railroad History: January". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
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  7. ^ "Manchukuo Gauge Conversion". Railway Gazette. 63: 340. 1935.
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  12. ^ Crittenden, H. Temple (1966). The Maine Scenic Route. McClain Printing Company. p. 189.
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  14. ^ Nock, O. S. (1972) [1971]. Speed Records on Britain's Railways: a chronicle of the steam era. The David & Charles series. London: Pan. pp. 149–50. ISBN 0-330-23365-3.
  15. ^ "Passengers Last Trip". Western Morning News. September 30, 1935. p. 8.
  16. ^ "67 m.p.h.!". Sunderland Daily Echo & Shipping Gazette. September 30, 1935. p. 1.
  17. ^ McGovern, Janet (2012). Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Service. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738576220.
  18. ^ The Political Graveyard (March 10, 2005), Politicians in Railroading in Indiana. Retrieved December 30, 2005.
  19. ^ Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum (2000). "General Atterbury". Archived from the original on March 9, 2005. Retrieved February 21, 2005.
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