1925 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1925.
Events
January events
- January 1 â Government of India takes over East Indian Railway Company.[1]
February events
- February 3 â Great Indian Peninsular Railway inaugurates first section of Bombay suburban electrification out of Victoria Terminus.[1]
- February 16 â A new suspension bridge opens over Niagara Falls, replacing the previous span built in 1855.
- February 28 â The Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad enters receivership.[2]
March events
- March 14 â Groundbreaking ceremonies for construction of the Independent Subway System's Eighth Avenue Line are held at 123rd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.[3]
- March 24 â The Gyokunan Electric Railway in Japan opens.
April events
- April 24 â The first section of the Itsukaichi Railway opens between Haijima and Itsukaichi stations in Japan.
June events
- June 23 â The Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad is incorporated and purchases the assets of the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad.[2]
July events
- July 1 â Government of India takes over Great Indian Peninsula Railway.[1]
- July 5 â Samuel Insull begins serving as president of Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad with the introduction of major reconstruction projects for the railroad.[2]
- July 10 â Tobu Tojo Line, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, to Yorii route officially completed in Japan.[citation needed]
- July 17 â Japanese Government Railways introduce automatic couplers in a 24-hour changeover.[4]
September events
October events
- October â Sir Henry Fowler succeeds George Hughes as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
- October 22 â Central Railroad of New Jersey 1000, the first commercial diesel-electric locomotive, enters service at the Bronx Terminal Yard.
November events
- November 1 â Japan's Yamanote Line, which becomes one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter lines, opens.
- November 4 â Opening of Khyber Pass Railway, from Peshawar to Landi Kotal.[7]
- November 21 â Seaboard Air Line introduces the âOrange Blossom Specialâ.
December events
- December 15 â Long Island Rail Road 401, the first diesel-electric locomotive used in mainline service, is demonstrated for the first time.
Unknown date events
- Rebuilding of Berlin FriedrichstraÃe station in Germany is completed.
- Henry deForest succeeds Julius Kruttschnitt as chairman of the executive committee for the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
- Lima Locomotive Works builds the first 2-8-4 steam locomotives, their first "Super Power" types, for the Boston and Albany Railroad's routes through The Berkshires; also, the first production 2-10-4s, for the Texas and Pacific Railway.[8]
- Electro-Motive Engineering changes its name to Electro-Motive Corporation (a company that would later become General Motors Electro-Motive Division).
- William W. Atterbury becomes president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.[9]
- American Car and Foundry acquires Fageol and Hall-Scott.
- The New York Central Railroad establishes a new subsidiary, the Eastern Refrigerator Despatch. Operation of the ERD, along with its 2,100 reefers, is quickly absorbed by Merchants Despatch.
Births
Unknown date births
- H. Reid, prominent railroad photographer and historian (died 1992).