1920 in rail transport

Events

January events

March events

  • March 1 – Control of American railroads is returned to private ownership and administration with the disbandment of the USRA.
  • March 18 – Fruit Growers Express (FGE) is incorporated in the United States.

April events

  • April 1 – Deutsche Reichseisenbahnen merges the German state railways.

May events

  • May 15 – The Ministry of Railways of Japan is established.

June events

July events

October events

November events

December events

Unknown date events

  • William Sproule succeeds Julius Kruttschnitt as president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad. This is Sproule's second term as president.
  • Government of India accepts recommendation of Sir William Acworth's East India Railway Committee that the government should take over management of the country's railways.[5]
  • Partition of the Ottoman Empire leads to abandonment of the Hejaz railway.

Births

April births

Deaths

July deaths

October deaths

November deaths

December deaths

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References

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  2. "Railroad history timeline – 1920–1929". MichiganRailroads.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2005.
  3. "Historical background". State Railway of Thailand. Archived from the original on November 10, 2004. Retrieved November 20, 2005.
  4. "Railway Statistics 2008" (PDF). Norwegian National Rail Administration. 2009. p. 34. Archived from the original (pdf) on October 31, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  5. Saxena, R. P. (2008). "Indian Railway History Time Line". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  6. "Politicians in Railroading in Illinois". The Political Graveyard. March 10, 2005. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2005.
  7. "Politicians in Railroading in Massachusetts". The Political Graveyard. March 10, 2005. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2005.
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