This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1903. 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1902. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1904. ... Trains can travel at very high speed, are heavy, are unable to deviate from the track and require a great distance to stop. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ...

Events

January events

• January 20 - The Grand Trunk Western Railroad opens a passenger depot in Lansing, Michigan.

January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Grand Trunk Western Railroad logo or herald (used 1960-1995) CNs principal U.S. subsidiary The Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTWR, GT post-1960, AAR reporting mark GTW) is a U.S. railroad and primary subsidiary of Canadian National Railway (CN). ... Capitol Building Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, located mostly in Ingham County; a small portion extends into adjacent Eaton County. ...

April events

• April 7 - Apalachicola Northern Railroad, later to become AN Railway, is chartered.

April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... The AN Railway, LLC is one of several short line railroad companies owned by the Rail Management Corporation. ... The AN Railway, LLC is one of several short line railroad companies owned by the Rail Management Corporation. ...

May events

• May 13 - The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad (later to become part of Chicago and North Western Railway) begins passenger train service to Casper, Wyoming. [1]
• May 25 - The Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad opens, becoming the first railroad in the United States to use an electrified third rail to power its trains.

May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... The Chicago and North Western Railway (AAR reporting marks: CNW, CNWS, CNWZ; unofficial abbreviation: C&NW) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... Downtown Casper Casper is a city located in Natrona County, Wyoming. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... The Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad, more commonly known as the Laurel Line, was a 3rd rail electric interurban railroad which operated commuter service from 1903 to 1952, and freight service until 1976. ... Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in the Washington, D.C. area, electrified to 750 volts. ...

July events

• July 13 - Danbury Union Station in Danbury, Connecticut, on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, opens.
• July 27 - Construction begins on the Baghdad Railway with the 200 km segment between Konya and Bulgurlu in the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey).

July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... City nickname: The Hat City Location in the state of Connecticut County Fairfield County, Connecticut Area  - Total  - Water 114. ... The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (AAR reporting mark NH) was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Ottoman Empires plan to construct a Baghdad Railway under German control became a source of international tension. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Konya (also Koniah, Konieh, Konia, and Qunia; historically known as Iconium, Greek: Ικόνιον) is a city in Turkey, on the central plateau of Anatolia. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (Ottoman Turkish for the Eternal State) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Constantinople (Ä°stanbul) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ...

August events

• August - Paris Metro train fire, France: fire on Paris Métro, 84 killed

Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... In August 1903 a small fire started on a Paris Metro train. ... Paris Art Nouveau Metro sign The Paris Métro is the metro (underground) system in Paris, France. ...

September events

• September 27 - Wreck of the Old '97, Danville, Virginia, United States: A southbound Southern Railway passenger train derails on a trestle in Danville; 11 people are killed.

September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... Danville, Virginia, 1903 The Old 97, a Southern Railway train enroute to Spencer, North Carolina, derailed at Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia on September 27, 1903, killing eleven. ... Danville is an independent city located in Virginia, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. ... The Southern Railway (AAR designation SOU) was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined since the 1830s. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ...

October events

• Experimental electric trains, build by AEG and Siemens & Halske, reach 210.2 km/u between Marienfelde and Zossen in Germany.

Unknown date events

• Southern Pacific Railroad gains 50% control of the Pacific Electric system in Los Angeles, California.
• The provisions of the US Railroad Safety Appliance Act, enacted in 1893, are extended to include all railroad cars whether or not the cars themselves are used in interchange service.
• E. H. Harriman becomes president of the Union Pacific Railroad.
• George Whale succeeds Francis William Webb as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway.

The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ... Pacific Electric Railway company depot in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1910. ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Modern US boxcar showing automatic coupler, air brake hose and grab bars, all mandated by the Safety Appliance Act The Safety Appliance Act made air brakes and automatic couplers mandatory on all US trains. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Edward Henry Harriman (February 20, 1848 – September 9, 1909), better known as E. H. Harriman, was a wealthy railroad executive. ... The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... George Whale (7 December 1842 — 7 March 1910) was a British locomotive engineer who worked for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). ... Francis William Webb (21 May 1836 — 4 June 1906) was a British locomotive engineer who worked for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Biography Webb was born in Tixall Rectory, near Stafford, Staffordshire, the second son of William Webb, Rector of Tixall. ... Chief Mechanical Engineer and Locomotive Superintendent are titles applied by British railway companies to persons in charge of building or maintaining locomotives. ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ...

Births

Deaths

March deaths

• March 29 - Gustavus Franklin Swift, founder of Swift and Company which pioneered the use of refrigerator cars in late 19th century America (b. 1839)

March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... Gustavus Franklin Swift (June 24, 1839–March 29, 1903) founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late nineteenth century, over which he presided until his death. ... Gustavus Franklin Swift (June 24, 1839–March 29, 1903) founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late nineteenth century, over which he presided until his death. ... Categories: Stub | Freight equipment ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

July deaths

• July 27 - Frederick J. Kimball, American civil engineer who was instrumental in the formation of Norfolk and Western (b. 1844).

July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Frederick J. Kimball Categories: People stubs | United States railroad executives | 1844 births | 1903 deaths ... The term civil engineer refers to an individual who practices civil engineering. ... Norfolk and Western Railway (AAR reporting mark: NW), a US class 1 railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Unknown date deaths

• J. Elfreth Watkins, railroad civil engineer and first curator for the Smithsonian Institution's railroad artifacts including John Bull.

John Elfreth Watkins (1852–1903) was a civil engineer working for American railroads of the 19th century. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... The term civil engineer refers to an individual who practices civil engineering. ... The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ... The John Bull, c. ...

References

• Casper Star-Tribune (June 22, 2005), BP Amoco Timeline. Retrieved June 22, 2005.
• Gulder, Bill, A Brief History of the Danbury Railway Museum. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
• (December 1, 2004), Trains of Turkey: Baghdad Railway. Retrieved July 22, 2005.
• Siemens experimental high-speed electric train