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1909 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1909.

Events

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January events

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March events

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  • March 7 - The Winona Interurban Electric Railway (Indiana) is forced by its major creditor to begin operations on Sundays, a move resisted by its Sabbatarian founders, including H.J. Heinz and J. M. Studebaker.[2]

April events

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K1, the first Garratt locomotive, photographed by its builders, Beyer, Peacock & Company

May events

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June events

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July events

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August events

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September events

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October events

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  • October 9 - The Alaska Northern Railroad Company (a predecessor of the Alaska Railroad) purchases the assets of the bankrupt Alaska Central Railway and subsequently extends the line northward another 34 km (21 mi).
  • October - Blue Nile Road & Railway Bridge completed at Khartoum in Sudan, the longest bridge in tropical Africa at this date.

November events

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December events

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Unknown date events

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Births

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August births

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  • August 4 – Isabel Benham, American railroad financial expert, is born (d. 2013).

Deaths

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February deaths

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March deaths

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May deaths

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July deaths

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September deaths

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October deaths

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References

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  1. ^ New York Central Railroad (1913), New York Central Railroad System: Annual Report 1913 - History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Archived August 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 25, 2006.
  2. ^ Hilton, G. W.; Due, J. F. (1960). The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford University Press.
  3. ^ a b "South Shore Railroad history". Chicago Tribune. 2008-06-29. Retrieved 15 July 2011.[dead link]
  4. ^ Sherman, R.P. (25 May 1909). "Air Line Flyer Service Put On To Santa Monica". Los Angeles Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ^ Hidy, Ralph Willard; Hidy, Muriel E.; Scott, Roy V. (2004). The Great Northern Railway: A History. University of Minnesota Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-8166-4429-2.
  6. ^ Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85112-707-1.
  7. ^ "K1: the world's first Garratt". Archived from the original on 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  8. ^ The Monorail Society. "Monorails in History". Archived from the original on 9 November 2005. Retrieved 2005-11-08.
  9. ^ Turner, John Howard (1979). The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, III: Completion and Maturity. London: Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-1389-2.
  10. ^ "July 23 Deaths in History". Brainymedia.com. 2005. Retrieved 2005-07-19.
  11. ^ Entwistle, Richard (2011-03-30). "Edward Entwistle of Rocket Fame". Entwistle Family History Association Forum. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-10-11.