1924 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1924.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 March events 1.2 May events 1.3 June events 1.4 August events 1.5 September events 1.6 December events 1.7 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

Events

March events

• March 31 - American Car and Foundry acquires Pacific Car and Foundry.

May events

• May 8 - Arthur Honegger’s “Pacifica 231” premieres. The orchestral tone poem reflects Honegger’s impressions of steam engines.

June events

• June 28 - The streetcar system in Adrian, Michigan, is abandoned. [1]

August events

• August 7 - Streetcars operate for the last time in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to be replaced with buses.
• August 14 - The New York Central tests a General Electric Diesel-electric locomotive. The locomotive succeeds in starting a train of 93 cars on level track.

September events

• September 28 - The Chicago & Alton places “the handsomest train in the world” into Chicago – St. Louis service. The red painted, million dollar train competes with Illinois Central’s green and black “Daylight Special” and Wabash’s blue “Blue Banner Special”.

December events

• December 17 - The first Diesel-electric locomotive enters service, on the docks in the Bronx.

Unknown date events

• ALCO produces its first diesel locomotive using electrical components from General Electric.

Births

Deaths

References

• Michiganrailroads.com, Railroad history timeline - 1920s. Retrieved June 28 2005.
• Williamsport Bureau of Transportation (2005), History of Mass Transit in Williamsport. Retrieved August 7 2005.