1913 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1913.

[edit] Events

[edit] February events

• February 1 - New York City's Grand Central Station opens as the world's largest train station to date.

[edit] May events

• May 7 - Tracklaying begins on the Graysonia, Nashville and Ashdown Railroad (a predecessor of Kansas City Southern Railway) between Murfreesboro and Shawmut, Arkansas.^[1]

[edit] August events

• August 1 - The Alton and Southern Railroad is formed through the merger of the Alton and Southern Railroad Company, the Denverside Connecting Railroad and the Alton and Southern Railway.
• August 13 - Stainless steel (which will soon be used to construct passenger car bodies) is invented by Harry Brearley in Sheffield.
• August 21 - Construction begins on the Morrisburg and Ottawa Electric Railway just south of Billings Bridge, Ottawa.

[edit] October events

• October 20 - The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's tracks reach Casper, Wyoming, making Casper the busiest rail junction in Wyoming.^[2]

[edit] Unknown date events

• The Nickel Plate Road completes its grade separation project in Cleveland, Ohio.
• The Supreme Court of the United States orders the Union Pacific Railroad to sell all of its stock in the Southern Pacific Railroad.
• Julius Krutschnitt succeeds Robert S. Lovett as Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
• ALCO ceases new steam locomotive production at the former Rogers Locomotive Works plant in Paterson, New Jersey; ALCO continues producing new locomotives at its other plants.
• William Finley is succeeded by Fairfax Harrison as president of the Southern Railway.
• Mary Averell Harriman, wife of the late Edward H. Harriman, creates the E.H. Harriman Award to recognize outstanding achievements in railway safety.^[3]

[edit] Births

[edit] April births

• April 21 - Richard Beeching, chairman of the British Railways Board 1961–1965 (d. 1985).

[edit] December births

• December 27 - Ian David Sinclair, president of Canadian Pacific Railway 1969-1981, is born (d. 2006).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] March deaths

• March 31 - J. P. Morgan, American financier who helped to finance United States Steel Corporation (b. 1837).

[edit] May deaths

• May 20 - Henry Morrison Flagler, visionary and builder of the Florida East Coast Railway (b. 1830).

[edit] September deaths

• September 25 - Herbert William Garratt, English steam locomotive builder and inventor of the Garratt locomotive type (b. 1864).^[4]

[edit] References

• Norfolk Southern Railway. Retrieved February 22, 2005.
• (July 28, 2005), Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Retrieved August 16, 2005.

1. ^ Pitcher, Charles; Manager of DOT Compliance, Kansas City Southern Railway (reprinted by the Kansas City Southern Historical Society). The Kansas City Southern Lines. Retrieved on 2006-05-05.
2. ^ Casper Star-Tribune (June 22, 2005), BP Amoco Timeline. Retrieved June 22, 2005.
3. ^ Association of American Railroads (May 19, 2005), Railroads Set Another Employee Safety Record in 2004. E. H. Harriman Memorial Awards Honors Outstanding Performance in Rail Safety. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
4. ^ (April 27, 2004), Herbert William Garratt. Retrieved February 9, 2005.