1916 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1916.
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[edit] Events
[edit] April events
- April 13 - Oris Paxton Van Sweringen and his younger brother Mantis James Van Sweringen purchase a 75% controlling interest in the Nickel Plate Road from William Kissam Vanderbilt for $8.5 million.
[edit] July events
- July 16 - Much of the Southern Railway's mainline in North and South Carolina is damaged or destroyed by flooding.
[edit] August events
- August 24 - After a bankruptcy, the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad is reorganized as the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway (often called the "Frisco").
- August 24 - Due to several serious accidents caused by broken red lenses in its signals, the New York Central Railroad discontinues white lights as indications to proceed. The new color is green.
[edit] September events
- September 30 - Construction is completed on the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City.
[edit] November events
- November 16 - The two-story station opened by the California Southern Railroad in San Bernardino, California, is destroyed by fire.<ref>San Bernardino Associated Governments (2004). A Brief History of the Santa Fe Depot. Retrieved on 2006-07-17.</ref>
- November 24 - German sleeping and dining car operator Mitropa is founded.
[edit] Unknown date events
- The Pennsylvania Railroad adopts the motto "the Standard Railroad of the World".
- The first I1s 2-10-0 "Decapod" locomotive is completed.
- The Pennsylvania Railroad's first A5s 0-4-0 and B6sb switching locomotives enter service.
- Joel Coffin purchases Lima Locomotive Corporation; the company is renamed Lima Locomotive Works.
- The first all-steel fish car is built for use on American railroads.
[edit] Births
[edit] Unknown date births
- Benjamin F. Biaggini, president of the Southern Pacific Company 1964–1976 (d. 2005).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] April deaths
- April 19 - Ephraim Shay, inventor of the Shay locomotive (b. 1839).
[edit] May deaths
- May 12 - Fred T. Perris, Chief Engineer of the California Southern Railroad, dies (b. 1836).<ref>Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Omni Publications, pp 18-24. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.</ref><ref>City of Perris, California. A Brief History of the Perris Valley. Retrieved on 2006-07-09.</ref>
- May 29 - James J. Hill, American financier who gained control of the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway (b. 1838).
[edit] References
- Southern Railway Historical Association, This Date in Southern Railway History. Retrieved July 12 2005.
- U.S. Government Printing Office (1979), The Fish Car Era of the National Fish Hatchery System. Retrieved March 28 2005.
- White, John H., Jr., (Spring 1986), America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History, The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 154, p. 9-15.
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