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1948 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1948.

In 1948, 14 railroads in North America owned more than 1,000 steam locomotives each. See also: Historical sizes of railroads

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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An ITC Streamliner

December

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Unknown date

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Accidents

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Births

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June births

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December births

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Deaths

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March deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Bonavia, Michael R. (1979). The Birth of British Rail. London: George Allen & Unwin. ISBN 0-04-385071-5.
  2. ^ Olive, Doug (1948). The Queensland Railway Strike, February–April 1948.
  3. ^ Sanders, Craig (2003). Limiteds, Locals, and Expresses in Indiana, 1838–1971. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-253-34216-4.
  4. ^ "History". Tren al as Nubes. Retrieved 2009-06-02.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Santa Fe Railroad (April 2, 1948). "New Schedules (advertisement)". The Atchison Daily Globe. Atchison, Kansas. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Huddleston, Eugene L. (January–February 2002). "The outstanding features and many lives of C&O 614". Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Magazine.
  7. ^ "New Terminal Train To Be Shown Here". Edwardsville Intelligencer. October 19, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Saxena, R. P. (2008). "Indian Railway History Time Line". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2009-12-22.