1925 in rail transport

Events

January events

February events

  • February 3 Great Indian Peninsular Railway inaugurates first section of Bombay suburban electrification out of Victoria Terminus.[1]
  • February 16 A new suspension bridge opens over Niagara Falls, replacing the previous span built in 1855.
  • February 28 The Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad enters receivership.[2]

March events

April events

June events

July events

September events

  • September 8 Hull Electric Railway discontinues through service to Queen's Park, Toronto: passengers must now transfer to trains running from Aylmer.[5]

October events

November events

  • November 1 Japan's Yamanote Line, which has since become one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter lines, opens.
  • November 4 Opening of Khyber Pass Railway, from Peshawar to Landi Kotal.[6]
  • November 21 Seaboard Air Line introduces the “Orange Blossom Special”.

December events

  • December 15 Long Island Rail Road 401, the first diesel-electric locomotive used in mainline service, is demonstrated for the first time.

Unknown date events

Births

Unknown date births

Deaths

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References

  • White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986). America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History 154, p. 9-15.
  1. Saxena, R. P. (2008). "Indian Railway History Time Line". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  2. "South Shore Railroad history". Chicago Post-Tribune. 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  3. "History of the Independent Subway". NYCSubway.org. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. Ferneyhough, Frank (1975). The History of Railways in Britain. Reading: Osprey. ISBN 0-85045-060-8.
  5. "Significant dates in Ottawa/Hull street and light railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 2004-12-03. Archived from the original on 27 August 2005. Retrieved 2005-09-08.
  6. Mughal, Owais (2006-09-26). "Khyber Pass Railway". All Things Pakistan. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  7. Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-707-X.
  8. "General Atterbury". Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum. 2000. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 2005-02-21.
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