1925 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1925.

Events

January events

• January 1 – Government of India takes over East Indian Railway Company.[1]

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

• March 14 – Groundbreaking ceremonies for construction of the Independent Subway System's Eighth Avenue Line are held at 123rd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.[3]
• March 24 – The Gyokunan Electric Railway in Japan opens.

April events

• April 24 – The first section of the Itsukaichi Railway opens between Haijima and Itsukaichi stations in Japan.

June events

• June 23 – The Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad is incorporated and purchases the assets of the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad.[2]

July events

• July 1 – Government of India takes over Great Indian Peninsula Railway.[1]
• July 5 – Samuel Insull begins serving as president of Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad with the introduction of major reconstruction projects for the railroad.[2]
• July 10 – Tobu Tojo Line, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, to Yorii route officially completed in Japan.^[citation needed]
• July 17 – Japanese Government Railways introduce automatic couplers in a 24-hour changeover.[4]

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]
• September 27 – The Ginza Line, the oldest subway line in Asia, begins construction in Tokyo, Japan between Asakusa and Ueno.[6]

October events

• October – Sir Henry Fowler succeeds George Hughes as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
• October 22 – Central Railroad of New Jersey 1000, the first commercial diesel-electric locomotive, enters service at the Bronx Terminal Yard.

November events

• November 1 – Japan's Yamanote Line, which becomes one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter lines, opens.
• November 4 – Opening of Khyber Pass Railway, from Peshawar to Landi Kotal.[7]
• 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

• Rebuilding of Berlin Friedrichstraße station in Germany is completed.
• Henry deForest succeeds Julius Kruttschnitt as chairman of the executive committee for the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
• Lima Locomotive Works builds the first 2-8-4 steam locomotives, their first "Super Power" types, for the Boston and Albany Railroad's routes through The Berkshires; also, the first production 2-10-4s, for the Texas and Pacific Railway.[8]
• Electro-Motive Engineering changes its name to Electro-Motive Corporation (a company that would later become General Motors Electro-Motive Division).
• William W. Atterbury becomes president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.[9]
• American Car and Foundry acquires Fageol and Hall-Scott.
• The New York Central Railroad establishes a new subsidiary, the Eastern Refrigerator Despatch. Operation of the ERD, along with its 2,100 reefers, is quickly absorbed by Merchants Despatch.

Births

Unknown date births

• H. Reid, prominent railroad photographer and historian (died 1992).

Deaths

References

• White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986). America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History 154, p. 9-15.

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2. "South Shore Railroad history". Chicago Post-Tribune. 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2008-06-30.^[dead link‍]
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. "History". tokyometro.jp. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
7. Mughal, Owais (2006-09-26). "Khyber Pass Railway". All Things Pakistan. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
8. Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-707-X.
9. "General Atterbury". Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum. 2000. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 2005-02-21.