1926, 1927, 1928

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1927.

Events

January events

• January 1 - John J. Bernet succeeds Frederick D. Underwood as president of the Erie Railroad.^[1][2][3]

June events

• June 29 - Great Western Railway (England) takes delivery of its first 'King' Class 4-6-0 express passenger steam locomotive from its Swindon Works, No. 6000 King George V.^[4]

August events

• August 25 - Detroit and Mackinac Railway officially abandons the section from Au Sable River Jct. to Comins and the Curran Branch between Hardy and Beavers.^[5]

September events

• September 24–October 15 - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad celebrates its centennial in the Fair of the Iron Horse in Baltimore, Maryland.

December events

• December 3 - Official opening of London Post Office Railway.^[6]
• December 30 - The Ginza Line, the oldest subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.

Unknown date events

• ALCO builds first 4-6-4 tender locomotive in the United States; it is delivered to the New York Central.
• American Car and Foundry acquires Shippers Car Line.

Births

Deaths

May deaths

• May 23 - Henry Huntington, nephew of Collis P. Huntington and executive in charge of Pacific Electric Railroad in the early part of the 20th century (b. 1850).

November deaths

• November 17 - Charles Sanger Mellen, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1897-1903 and New Haven Railroad beginning in 1903, dies (b. 1852).^[7]

References