1958 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1958.
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Events
January events
- January - Unable to keep his promises to shareholders, Robert Ralph Young suspends dividends on New York Central stock.
- January 1 - the Chicago and North Western Railway acquires the Litchfield and Madison Railroad.
July events
- July - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD SD24.
- July 7 - The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad reintroduces women-only cars on the railroad's commuter trains in New York City.
- July 25 - Pacific Great Eastern Railway completes construction of the line to Fort St. John, British Columbia.
August events
- August 9 - The Moccasin, the longest running named passenger train in Canada thus far, is discontinued.
September events
- September - Drachenfels Railway, Konigswinter, Germany: A rack railway train derails, killing 17.
October events
- October - After building only 59 examples of the type, Fairbanks-Morse and Canadian Locomotive Company discontinue construction of the H-16-66 model Train Master diesel locomotive.
- October 1 - Northern Ireland's Ulster Transport Authority and the Republic of Ireland's Córas Iompair Éireann take over from the Great Northern Railway Board in running the remaining cross-border route (Dublin–Belfast) of the Irish railway system. The GNR assets are split between the two state companies.
Unknown date events
- Ernest S. Marsh succeeds Fred Gurley as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Births
Deaths
January deaths
- January 25 - Robert Ralph Young, financier and controlling stockholder of the New York Central commits suicide after suspending company dividends (b. 1897)
References
- Klapouchy, B. (2005), Hudson and Manhattan Railroad - Hudson Tubes - PATH: Operation History. Retrieved July 7 2005.
- (April 3 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved July 22 2005 and August 9 2005.
