1956, 1957, 1958

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1957.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 February events 1.3 March events 1.4 April events 1.5 May events 1.6 June events 1.7 July events 1.8 August events 1.9 October events 1.10 November events 1.11 December events 1.12 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 3.1 July deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] January events

• January 1 - The Chicago and North Western Railway leases the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway (the Omaha Road).
• January 12 - Operations of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief and El Capitan passenger trains are combined during off-peak seasons.
• January 22 - Last day of steam locomotive operations on the Southern Pacific Railroad.

[edit] February events

• February 7 - Southern Pacific 2-6-4 number 2472 (now preserved) is retired from revenue service.^[1]

[edit] March events

• March 17 - The Milwaukee Road operates its last steam locomotive.
• March 29 - The New York, Ontario and Western Railroad is abandoned.
• March 29 - The Central Vermont Railway dieselizes.

[edit] April events

• April 7 - New York City trolleys run for the last time.

[edit] May events

• May 7 - The Flying Yankee trainset is retired from revenue service on the Boston & Maine and Maine Central railroads.
• May 17 - Canadian National Railway opens a new track alignment between Toronto and Montreal to make way for construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway.^[2]

[edit] June events

• June 6 - Pere Marquette Railroad steam locomotive 4-8-2 number 1225 is given to Michigan State University for display on campus.

[edit] July events

• July 3 - The Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad abruptly ceases to carry passengers at 12:13pm.
• July 11 - Southern Pacific Railroad’s Colton Cutoff around Los Angeles is opened to traffic.
• July 27 - The Musquodoboit Railway ends steam locomotive operations with a round trip between Dartmouth and Upper Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, behind CN number 3409.

[edit] August events

• August 27 - The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway retires its last steam locomotive.^[3]

[edit] October events

• October 31 - Canadian National Railway receives authorization to operate the former New York Central Railroad (NYC) lines in Ottawa, Ontario, to reach industries that were originally served by NYC.

[edit] November events

• November 1 - Class I railroads report they roster 27,108 diesel and 2,697 steam locomotives. An additional 721 steam locomotives are in storage.

[edit] December events

• December 31 - The Southern Railway (US) runs its last steam locomotive.

[edit] Unknown date events

• William N. Deramus III becomes president of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.
• Estación Federico Lacroze in Buenos Aires, Argentina, opens.
• The California State Legislature establishes the five-county San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] July deaths

• July 13 - Sim Webb, Casey Jones' fireman on the famous run (b. 1874).

[edit] References

• Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (September 7, 2005), Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Retrieved October 31, 2005.
• Katy Railroad Historical Society, Katy Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
• Smith, Ivan (1998), Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (After 1950). Retrieved July 22, 2005.

1. ^ Diebert, Timothy S. and Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.  p 178.
2. ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 2006-03-17. http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm. Retrieved 2006-05-17. 
3. ^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). "This Month in Railroad History: August". http://avenue.org/nrhs/histaug.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-25.