1920 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1920.
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Years in rail transport
1920 in rail transport
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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.
June events
- June 13 - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad inaugurates passenger service to Detroit's Fort Street Union Depot as the first passenger train departs for Washington, DC.MichiganRailroads.com, [Railroad history timeline - 1920-1929]. Retrieved June 13, 2005.
November events
- November - H.P.M. Beames succeeds Charles Bowen-Cooke as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway.
- November 20 - Work begins on the State Railway of Thailand to convert all 1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) track to meter gauge.State Railway of Thailand, [Historical background]. Retrieved November 20 2005.
Unknown date events
- William Sproule succeeds Julius Krutschnitt as president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad. This is Sproule's second term as president.
Births
April births
- April 17 - James B. McCahey, Jr., president of Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (d. 1998).The Political Graveyard (March 10 2005), [Politicians in Railroading in Illinois]. Retrieved December 30 2005.
Deaths
July deaths
- July 22 - William Kissam Vanderbilt, heir to Cornelius Vanderbilt and president of the New York Central system (b. 1849).
November deaths
- November 17 - T. Jefferson Coolidge, president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1880-1881, dies (b. 1831).The Political Graveyard (March 10 2005), [Politicians in Railroading in Massachusetts]. Retrieved December 29 2005.
Unknown date deaths
- Charles Bowen-Cooke, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway 1909-1920 (b. 1859).
References
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