This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1908. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Years in rail transport include: 1800 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1907. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1909. ... Trains can travel at very high speed, are heavy, are unable to deviate from the track and require a great distance to stop. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Events

April events

• April 20 - Sunshine train disaster, Melbourne, Australia: Rear-end collision, kills 44 and injures around 400.

April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... The Sunshine railway station is the junction of the Ballarat line from the Bendigo line, located 13. ... Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3. ...

July events

• July 8 - Construction begins on the Belt Line railway in Hull, Ontario.

July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Hull is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. ...

November events

• November - The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway introduces the Southern Belle passenger train between London and Brighton.

For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... The LB&SCRs coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill railway station. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ...

Unknown date events

• The Soo Line acquires a majority interest in the Wisconsin Central Railway

Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Michigan railroads | Minnesota railroads | North Dakota railroads | South Dakota railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... There were two Wisconsin Central railroads that ran through Wisconsin and neighboring states. ...

Births

Unknown date births

• John Francis Nash, vice president of operations for New York Central and president of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and Lehigh Valley Railroad (d. 2004)

The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity and with the AAR reporting mark of NYC, was a railroad operating in the North-Eastern United States. ... The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE) ( AAR reporting mark PLE), also known as the Little Giant, was formed on May 11, 1875. ... 1884 map of the Pennsylvania, Reading and Lehigh Valley Railroads The Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company (AAR reporting mark LV) was incorporated April 21, 1846 in Pennsylvania. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Deaths

January deaths

• January 14 - Matthias N. Forney, American steam locomotive manufacturer (b. 1835).

January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Matthias Nace Forney (March 28, 1835 – January 14, 1908) was an American steam locomotive designer and builder. ... Great Western Railway No. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

References

• Brief biographies of mechanical engineers. Retrieved February 9, 2004.
• Hill, Keith (February 2005), "Brighton's Belle Époque", BackTrack 19 (2), 70-79.
• Significant dates in Ottawa/Hull street and light railway history. Retrieved July 7, 2005.
• White, John H., Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830-1880. Dover Publications, New York, NY. ISBN 0-486-23818-0.