1913 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1913.
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Events
February events
- February 1 - New York City's Grand Central Station opens as the world's largest train station to date.
August events
- August 13 - Stainless steel (which will soon be used to construct passenger car bodies) is invented by Harry Brearley in Sheffield.
- August 21 - Construction begins on the Morrisburg and Ottawa Electric Railway just south of Billings Bridge, Ottawa.
October events
- October 20 - The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's tracks reach Casper, Wyoming, making Casper the busiest rail junction in Wyoming. [1]
Unknown date events
- The Nickel Plate Road completes its grade separation project in Cleveland, Ohio.
- The Supreme Court of the United States orders the Union Pacific Railroad to sell all of its stock in the Southern Pacific Railroad.
- Julius Krutschnitt succeeds Robert Lovett as Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
- ALCO ceases new steam locomotive production at the former Rogers Locomotive Works plant in Paterson, New Jersey; ALCO continues producing new locomotives at its other plants.
- William Finley is succeeded by Fairfax Harrison as president of the Southern Railway.
Births
April births
- April 21 - Richard Beeching, chairman of the British Railways Board 1961–1965 (d. 1985).
Deaths
March deaths
- March 31 - J. P. Morgan, American financier who helped to finance United States Steel Corporation (b. 1837).
May deaths
- May 20 - Henry Morrison Flagler, visionary and builder of the Florida East Coast Railway (b. 1830).
September deaths
- September 25 - Herbert William Garratt, English steam locomotive builder and inventor of the Garratt locomotive type (b. 1864).
References
- Casper Star-Tribune (June 22 2005), BP Amoco Timeline. Retrieved June 22 2005.
- (April 27 2004), Herbert William Garratt. Retrieved February 9 2005.
- Norfolk Southern Railway. Retrieved February 22 2005.
- (July 28 2005), Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Retrieved August 16 2005.
