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===January events===
===January events===
* January 1 – All major railways in Great Britain are amalgamated into the [[Big Four British railway companies|"Big Four" companies]], the [[Great Western Railway]], [[London and North Eastern Railway]], [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]] and [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]], under terms of [[Railways Act 1921]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Bonavia, Michael R.|title=The Four Great Railways|publisher=David & Charles|location=Newton Abbot|year=1980|isbn=978-0-7153-7842-7}}</ref>
* January 1 – All major railways in Great Britain are amalgamated into the [[Big Four British railway companies|"Big Four" companies]], the [[Great Western Railway]], [[London & North Eastern Railway]], [[London, Midland & Scottish Railway]] and [[Southern Railway (England)|Southern Railway]], under terms of [[Railways Act 1921]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Bonavia, Michael R.|title=The Four Great Railways|publisher=[[David & Charles]]|location=Newton Abbot|year=1980|isbn=978-0-7153-7842-7}}</ref>
* January 30 – The [[Canadian National Railway]] (CN) absorbs the [[Grand Trunk Railway]] and spins off the portion of the Grand Trunk within the United States to form the [[Grand Trunk Western Railroad]] (GTW); CN operates GTW as a subsidiary railroad. National ownership encourages freight rates favoring use of Canadian seaports in the [[Maritimes]], and causes declining freight volumes over the [[St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad|New England line]] to Grand Trunk seaport facilities in [[Portland, Maine]].<ref name="holt">{{cite book| title=The Grand Trunk in New England |author=Holt, Jeff |publisher=Railfare |year=1985 |isbn=978-0-919130-43-2 }}</ref>
* January 30 – [[Canadian National]] (CN) absorbs the [[Grand Trunk Railway]] and spins off the portion of the Grand Trunk within the United States to form the [[Grand Trunk Western Railroad]] (GTW); CN operates GTW as a subsidiary railroad. National ownership encourages freight rates favoring use of Canadian seaports in the [[Maritimes]], and causes declining freight volumes over the [[St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad|New England line]] to Grand Trunk seaport facilities in [[Portland, Maine]].<ref name="holt">{{cite book| title=The Grand Trunk in New England |author=Holt, Jeff |publisher=Railfare |year=1985 |isbn=978-0-919130-43-2 }}</ref>


===February events===
===February events===
* February 7 – [[London and North Eastern Railway]] (Great Britain) takes delivery of express passenger [[4-6-2]] [[steam locomotive]] ''[[LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman|Flying Scotsman]]'' from its [[Doncaster railway works|Doncaster Works]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Clifford, David (comp)|title=The World's Most Famous Steam Locomotive – ''Flying Scotsman''|publisher=Finial Publishing|location=Swanage|year=1997|isbn=1-900467-02-X|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mytreasuryoffair0000baxt}}</ref>''
* February 7 – [[London & North Eastern Railway]] (Great Britain) takes delivery of express passenger [[4-6-2]] [[steam locomotive]] ''[[LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman|Flying Scotsman]]'' from its [[Doncaster Works]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Clifford, David (comp)|title=The World's Most Famous Steam Locomotive – ''Flying Scotsman''|publisher=Finial Publishing|location=Swanage|year=1997|isbn=1-900467-02-X|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mytreasuryoffair0000baxt}}</ref>


===March events===
===March events===
* March 10 – [[Norfolk and Western Railroad]] (United States) takes delivery of its first Y3a Class [[2-8-8-2]] [[steam locomotive]] from [[American Locomotive Company|ALCO]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society |url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm |title=This Month in Railroad History – March |accessdate=March 10, 2006 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5PpHX2ca4?url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm |archivedate=June 24, 2007 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=SteamLocomotive.com|url=http://www.steamlocomotive.com/articulated/nwy.shtml|title=Norfolk and Western Class Y Locomotives|accessdate=March 10, 2006|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061114163725/http://www.steamlocomotive.com/articulated/nwy.shtml |archivedate = November 14, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* March 10 – [[Norfolk & Western Railroad]] (United States) takes delivery of its first Y3a Class [[2-8-8-2]] [[steam locomotive]] from [[American Locomotive Company|ALCO]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society |url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm |title=This Month in Railroad History – March |access-date=March 10, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160929/http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=SteamLocomotive.com|url=http://www.steamlocomotive.com/articulated/nwy.shtml|title=Norfolk and Western Class Y Locomotives|access-date=March 10, 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061114163725/http://www.steamlocomotive.com/articulated/nwy.shtml |archive-date = November 14, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===April events===
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===July events===
===July events===
* July 6 – [[Ongarue railway disaster]]: In New Zealand, about 6:00&nbsp;am, the southbound [[Auckland]] to [[Wellington]] express rounds a sharp bend and ploughs into a landslip which had fallen across the railway line near Ongarue, just north of [[Taumarunui]]. 17 passengers die and 28 others are injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=6/7|title=New Zealand History Online: Today in History: July 6|publisher=History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage|accessdate=2010-11-10}}</ref>
* July 6 – [[Ongarue railway disaster]]: In New Zealand, about 6:00&nbsp;am, the southbound [[Auckland]] to [[Wellington]] express rounds a sharp bend and ploughs into a landslip which had fallen across the railway line near Ongarue, just north of [[Taumarunui]]. 17 passengers die and 28 others are injured.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Zealand History Online: Today in History: July 6 |url=http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=6/7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224105013/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=6/7 |archive-date=2010-12-24 |access-date=2010-11-10 |publisher=History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage}}</ref>
* July 11 – The [[Ofoten Line]] in Norway takes electric traction into use.<ref name=norwayel>{{cite web|url=http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/dokumenter/Om-oss/Jernbanestatistikk/Jernbanestatistikk-2008/ |title=Railway Statistics 2008 |publisher=[[Norwegian National Rail Administration]] |year=2009 |format=PDF |accessdate=April 28, 2010 |page=34 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5tCrrKxuu?url=http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/dokumenter/Om-oss/Jernbanestatistikk/Jernbanestatistikk-2008/ |archivedate=October 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>
* July 11 – The [[Ofoten Line]] in Norway takes electric traction into use.<ref name=norwayel>{{cite web|url=http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/dokumenter/Om-oss/Jernbanestatistikk/Jernbanestatistikk-2008/ |title=Railway Statistics 2008 |publisher=[[Norwegian National Rail Administration]] |year=2009 |format=PDF |access-date=April 28, 2010 |page=34 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302040853/http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/dokumenter/Om-oss/Jernbanestatistikk/Jernbanestatistikk-2008/ |archive-date=March 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>
* July 15 – [[Warren G. Harding]], President of the United States, drives the golden spike on the [[Alaska Railroad]].
* July 15 – [[Warren G. Harding]], President of the United States, drives the golden spike on the [[Alaska Railroad]].
[[File:E1101steeplecab.jpg|right|180px|thumb|[[Victorian Railways]] 1100]]
[[File:E1101steeplecab.jpg|right|180px|thumb| [[Victorian Railways E class (electric)|Victorian Railways E class 1100]]]]
* July 18 – In the United States, [[Fruit Growers Express]] (FGE) and the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] form the [[Western Fruit Express]] (WFE) in order to compete with the [[Pacific Fruit Express]] and [[Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch]] in the west.
* July 18 – In the United States, [[Fruit Growers Express]] (FGE) and the [[Great Northern Railway (United States)|Great Northern Railway]] form the [[Western Fruit Express]] (WFE) in order to compete with the [[Pacific Fruit Express]] and [[Santa Fe Refrigerator Despatch]] in the west.
* July 20 – First [[Victorian Railways]] [[electric locomotive]], [[Victorian Railways E class (electric)|#1100]] built at its [[Newport Workshops]], is placed into freight service in Melbourne, Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=locomotives&class=E&orgstate=V&type=Electric%20(1500V%20DC)|title=VICSIG – Locomotives – E Class Electric (1200V DC)|publisher=vicsig.net|accessdate=January 15, 2010}}</ref>
* July 20 – First [[Victorian Railways]] [[electric locomotive]], [[Victorian Railways E class (electric)|#1100]] built at its [[Newport Workshops]], is placed into freight service in Melbourne, Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=locomotives&class=E&orgstate=V&type=Electric%20(1500V%20DC)|title=VICSIG – Locomotives – E Class Electric (1200V DC)|publisher=vicsig.net|access-date=January 15, 2010}}</ref>


===August events===
===August events===
[[File:Hugh llewelyn 4073 (5567354135).jpg|thumb|[[GWR 4073 Class 4073 Caerphilly Castle|No. 4073 ''Caerphilly Castle'']]]]
* August 1 – City of [[Glasgow]] ([[Scotland]]) takes over operation of the [[Glasgow Subway]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Wright, John|author2=Maclean, Ian|title=Circles Under the Clyde: a history of the Glasgow Underground|publisher=Capital Transport|location=Harrow Weald|year=1997|isbn=978-1-85414-190-3}}</ref>
* August 1 – City of [[Glasgow]] ([[Scotland]]) takes over operation of the [[Glasgow Subway]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Wright, John|author2=Maclean, Ian|title=Circles Under the Clyde: a history of the Glasgow Underground|publisher=Capital Transport|location=Harrow Weald|year=1997|isbn=978-1-85414-190-3}}</ref>
* August 4 – The [[Otira Tunnel]] (8.5&nbsp;km) on the [[Midland Line, New Zealand|Midland Line]] in New Zealand opens, worked by electric traction; construction had started in 1907 and at opening it is the longest in the [[British Empire]] (and remains the longest in [[South Island]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipenz.org.nz/heritage/itemdetail.cfm?itemid=63|title=Otira Tunnel, Midland Railway|work=Engineering Heritage New Zealand|publisher=IPENZ|accessdate=June 6, 2010}}</ref>
* August 4 – The [[Otira Tunnel]] (8.5&nbsp;km) on the [[Midland Line, New Zealand|Midland Line]] in New Zealand opens, worked by electric traction; construction had started in 1907 and at opening it is the longest in the [[British Empire]] (and remains the longest in [[South Island]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipenz.org.nz/heritage/itemdetail.cfm?itemid=63|title=Otira Tunnel, Midland Railway|work=Engineering Heritage New Zealand|publisher=IPENZ|access-date=June 6, 2010|archive-date=May 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526185512/http://www.ipenz.org.nz/heritage/itemdetail.cfm?itemid=63|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* August 11 – [[Great Western Railway]] (Great Britain) places the first of its [[GWR 4073 Class|'Castle' Class]] [[4-6-0]] express passenger [[steam locomotive]]s from its [[Swindon Works]], [[GWR 4073 Class 4073 Caerphilly Castle|No. 4073 ''Caerphilly Castle'']], into service.<ref>{{cite book|author=Nock, O. S.|title=The GWR Stars, Castles & Kings|publisher=David & Charles|location=Newton Abbot|year=1967|isbn=978-0-7153-4743-0}}</ref>
* August 11 – [[Great Western Railway]] (Great Britain) places the first of its [[GWR 4073 Class|'Castle' Class]] [[4-6-0]] express passenger [[steam locomotive]]s from its [[Swindon Works]], [[GWR 4073 Class 4073 Caerphilly Castle|No. 4073 ''Caerphilly Castle'']], into service.<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Oswald Nock]]|title=The GWR Stars, Castles & Kings|publisher=David & Charles|location=Newton Abbot|year=1967|isbn=978-0-7153-4743-0}}</ref>


=== September events ===
===September events===
* September 27 – Following soon after the washout of [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]]'s bridge over Coal Creek (near [[Glenrock, Wyoming]]), a [[passenger train]] falls through the washout, killing 30 of the train's 66 passengers. The accident is the worst railroad accident in [[Wyoming]]'s history.<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=Casper Star-Tribune|date=June 22, 2005|url=http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/06/22/news/casper/a2e0ab59d0ef19c0872570270020fd84.txt|title=BP Amoco Timeline|accessdate=June 22, 2005|postscript=}}</ref>
* September 27 – Following soon after the washout of [[Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad]]'s bridge over Coal Creek (near [[Glenrock, Wyoming]]), a [[passenger train]] falls through the washout, killing 30 of the train's 66 passengers. The accident is the worst railroad accident in [[Wyoming]]'s history.<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=Casper Star-Tribune|date=June 22, 2005|url=http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/06/22/news/casper/a2e0ab59d0ef19c0872570270020fd84.txt|title=BP Amoco Timeline|access-date=June 22, 2005}}</ref>


===Unknown date events===
===Unknown date events===
* U.S. [[Interstate Commerce Commission]] allows [[Southern Pacific Railroad]]'s control of the [[Central Pacific Railroad]] to continue, ruling that it is in the public's interest.
* U.S. [[Interstate Commerce Commission]] allows [[Southern Pacific]]'s control of the [[Central Pacific Railroad]] to continue, ruling that it is in the public's interest.
* [[Munising, Marquette and Southeastern Railway]] and Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railway merge to form the [[Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.i2k.com/~dpierce/LSI/history.html|title=A Short History of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad|accessdate=May 9, 2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403194216/http://www.i2k.com/~dpierce/LSI/history.html|archivedate=April 3, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Munising, Marquette & Southeastern Railway]] and Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railway merge to form the [[Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.i2k.com/~dpierce/LSI/history.html|title=A Short History of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad|access-date=May 9, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403194216/http://www.i2k.com/~dpierce/LSI/history.html|archive-date=April 3, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]] Government Railway's [[Accra]]&ndash;[[Kumasi]] direct line is completed.
* The [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]] Government Railway's [[Accra]]&ndash;[[Kumasi]] direct line is completed.


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===Unknown date births===
* [[Robert R. Dowty]], construction foreman for the ''Jupiter'' and ''119'' [[steam locomotive]] replicas at the [[Golden Spike National Historic Site]] at [[Promontory, Utah]] (died 2004).
* [[Robert R. Dowty]], construction foreman for the ''Jupiter'' and ''119'' [[steam locomotive]] replicas at the [[Golden Spike National Historic Site]] at [[Promontory, Utah]] (died 2004).
* [[Margaret Landry Moore]], "Miss Southern Belle" spokesmodel for [[Kansas City Southern Railway|Kansas City Southern]]'s ''[[Southern Belle (KCS)|Southern Belle]]'' [[passenger train]]s (died 2005).<ref>{{cite web|author=Trains News Wire|date=April 27, 2005|url=http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/005/872uxhif.asp|title=‘Miss Southern Belle’ dies|accessdate=May 4, 2005}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Margaret Landry Moore]], "Miss Southern Belle" spokesmodel for [[Kansas City Southern Railway|Kansas City Southern's]] ''[[Southern Belle (KCS)|Southern Belle]]'' [[passenger train]]s (died 2005).<ref>{{cite web |author=Trains News Wire |date=April 27, 2005 |title='Miss Southern Belle' dies |url=http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/005/872uxhif.asp |access-date=May 4, 2005}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Frank Turpin]], CEO of [[Alaska Railroad]], 1985–1993 (died 2005).<ref>{{Cite news|author=Loy, Wesley|newspaper=Anchorage Daily News|date=April 30, 2005|url=http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/6437142p-6316333c.html|title=Frank Turpin, railroad, oil leader, dies|accessdate=May 4, 2005|postscript= |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050430161215/http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/6437142p-6316333c.html |archivedate = April 30, 2005}}</ref>
* [[Frank Turpin]], CEO of [[Alaska Railroad]], 1985–1993 (died 2005).<ref>{{Cite news|author=Loy, Wesley|newspaper=Anchorage Daily News|date=April 30, 2005|url=http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/6437142p-6316333c.html|title=Frank Turpin, railroad, oil leader, dies|access-date=May 4, 2005|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050430161215/http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/6437142p-6316333c.html |archive-date = April 30, 2005}}</ref>


==Deaths==
==Deaths==

===April deaths===
===April deaths===
* April 10 – [[Stuyvesant Fish]], president of [[Illinois Central Railroad]] 1887–1907 (born 1851).
* April 10 – [[Stuyvesant Fish]], president of [[Illinois Central]] 1887–1907 (born 1851).


===May deaths===
===May deaths===
* May 16 – [[George Jay Gould I]], eldest son of [[Jay Gould]], president of the [[Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad]] and the [[Western Pacific Railroad]] (born 1864).
* May 16 – [[George Jay Gould I]], eldest son of [[Jay Gould]], president of the [[Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad]] and the [[Western Pacific Railroad]] (born 1864).


=== October deaths ===
=== October deaths ===
* October 25 – [[Henry Ivatt]], [[Chief Mechanical Engineer]] of [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] of England 1896–1911 (born 1851).
* October 25 – [[Henry Ivatt]], [[Chief Mechanical Engineer]] of [[Great Northern Railway (England)|Great Northern Railway]] of England 1896–1911 (born 1851).


===December deaths===
===December deaths===
* December 5 – [[Sir William Mackenzie]], part owner of [[Toronto Street Railway]], builder of [[Canadian Northern Railway]] predecessors (born 1849).
* December 5 – [[William Mackenzie (railway entrepreneur)|Sir William Mackenzie]], part owner of [[Toronto Street Railway]], builder of [[Canadian Northern]] predecessors (born 1849).
* December 10 – [[Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy|Thomas George Shaughnessy]], president of [[Canadian Pacific Railway Limited]] 1899–1918 (born 1853).
* December 10 – [[Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy|Thomas George Shaughnessy]], president of [[Canadian Pacific]] 1899–1918 (born 1853).


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  1. ^ Bonavia, Michael R. (1980). The Four Great Railways. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-7842-7.
  2. ^ Holt, Jeff (1985). The Grand Trunk in New England. Railfare. ISBN 978-0-919130-43-2.
  3. ^ Clifford, David (comp) (1997). The World's Most Famous Steam Locomotive – Flying Scotsman. Swanage: Finial Publishing. ISBN 1-900467-02-X.
  4. ^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. "This Month in Railroad History – March". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2006.
  5. ^ SteamLocomotive.com. "Norfolk and Western Class Y Locomotives". Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2006.
  6. ^ "New Zealand History Online: Today in History: July 6". History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  7. ^ "Railway Statistics 2008". Norwegian National Rail Administration. 2009. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  8. ^ "VICSIG – Locomotives – E Class Electric (1200V DC)". vicsig.net. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  9. ^ Wright, John; Maclean, Ian (1997). Circles Under the Clyde: a history of the Glasgow Underground. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-190-3.
  10. ^ "Otira Tunnel, Midland Railway". Engineering Heritage New Zealand. IPENZ. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  11. ^ Oswald Nock (1967). The GWR Stars, Castles & Kings. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-4743-0.
  12. ^ "BP Amoco Timeline". Casper Star-Tribune. June 22, 2005. Retrieved June 22, 2005.
  13. ^ "A Short History of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad". Archived from the original on April 3, 2005. Retrieved May 9, 2005.
  14. ^ Trains News Wire (April 27, 2005). "'Miss Southern Belle' dies". Retrieved May 4, 2005.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ Loy, Wesley (April 30, 2005). "Frank Turpin, railroad, oil leader, dies". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on April 30, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
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