This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1909. 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). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (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 lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1908. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1910. ... Trains can travel at very high speed, are heavy, are unable to deviate from the track and require a great distance to stop. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Events

January events

• January 29 - The final spike is driven in the construction of the Virginian Railway at Glen Lyn, Virginia.

January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Virginian Railway (AAR reporting mark VGN) was a Class 1 railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. ... Glen Lyn is a town located in Giles County, Virginia. ...

March events

• March 7 The Winona Interurban Electric Railway (Indiana)is forced by its major creditor to begin operations on Sundays, a move resisted by its Sabbatarian founders, including H.J. Heinz and J. M. Studebaker.

March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Senators Richard Lugar (R) Evan Bayh (D) Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... H. J. Heinz Company, commonly known as just Heinz, famous for its 57 Varieties slogan, was founded in 1869 by Henry John Heinz in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. ...

April events

• April 1 - Great Central Railway places turbine steamships on its Grimsby-Rotterdam service
• April 12 - Gary, Indiana, United States: A westbound Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad train runs past a meet point and causes a head-on collision with an eastbound train.

April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... The Great Central Railway (GCR) was the latter day name of a railway company of the United Kingdom which earlier was known as the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR). ... Location within the British Isles Coat of Arms of Great Grimsby Great Grimsby (typically known simply as Grimsby) is a seaport on the river Humber in the north of England, which has a population of 91,000. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... Gary is the largest city located in Lake County in northwest Indiana, near the city of Chicago. ... For other meanings of South Shore Line, see South Shore Line (disambiguation). ...

May events

• May 17 Firemen on the Georgia Railroad strike to protest the hiring of African-Americans.

May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... The Georgia Railroad was originally chartered in 1833 starting in Augusta, Georgia it was completed into Atlanta by Chief Engineer J. Edgar Thomson in 1845 and Richard Peters was its first superintendent. ...

June events

• June - George Whale retires as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway; he is succeeded by Charles Bowen-Cooke.
• June 19, 1909 – Shadyside, Indiana, United States: An eastbound Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad train runs past a meet point and causes a head-on collision with a westbound train.

June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... George Whale (7 December 1842 — 7 March 1910) was a British locomotive engineer who worked for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). ... 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. ... Charles Robert Bowen-Cooke (11 January 1859 — 1920) was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For other meanings of South Shore Line, see South Shore Line (disambiguation). ...

August events

• August 30 - Great Western Railway begins using its Fishguard terminus in Wales for boat trains in connection with the Cunard steamships on Atlantic routes as a first port of call

August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... Fishguard (Welsh: Abergwaun - Mouth of the River Gwaun) is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² Ethnicity: 97. ... The Cunard Line is the British cruise line that operates the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) and RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) cruise ships. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ...

September events

• September - Robert Lovett succeeds E. H. Harriman as president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Lovett also assumes the position of Chairman of the Executive Committee for the railroad.

September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... Edward Henry Harriman (February 20, 1848 – September 9, 1909), better known as E. H. Harriman, was a wealthy railroad executive. ... The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ...

October events

• October 9 - The Alaska Northern Railroad Company (a predecessor of the Alaska Railroad) purchases the assets of the bankrupt Alaska Central Railway and subsequently extends the line northward another 34 km (21 miles).

October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in Leap years). ... The Alaska Railroad (AAR designation ARR) is a Class 2 railroad that extends from Seward, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks, in the interior of that state. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ...

November events

• November 1 “Golden” spike ceremony on the Western Pacific. As no company officials were present, the local track foreman drove the last spike, the track crew shouted “Hooray!” and two women walking by with their children kissed each other.

November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ...

December events

• 1 December - The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway inauguates Britain's first rail electrification scheme in South London.
• 20 December - Henry Fowler is appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway, succeeding Richard Deeley.

December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The LB&SCRs coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill railway station. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Several persons have been named Henry Fowler: Henry the Fowler (876 — 936), a German king. ... Chief Mechanical Engineer and Locomotive Superintendent are titles applied by British railway companies to persons in charge of building or maintaining locomotives. ... The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom which existed from 1844 to 1922. ... Richard Mountford Deeley (24 October 1855 — 19 June 1944) was Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway. ...

Unknown date events

• The Nickel Plate Road begins a massive grade separation project in Cleveland, Ohio, to eliminate street grade crossings on the railroad's mainline in the city.
• Albert Hunt invents the wigwag grade crossing protection signal for the Pacific Electric in Los Angeles, California.

Categories: Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads | Missouri railroads | New York railroads | Ohio railroads | Pennsylvania railroads ... City nickname: The Forest City Location Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Government County Cuyahoga Mayor Jane Campbell Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 213. ... Albert Hunt was the inventor of the transportation. ... This lower-quadrant Magnetic Flagman wigwag with original base, pole and cantilever continues to warn cars of oncoming trains in Santa Cruz, California to the present day. ... 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. ...

Births

Deaths

March deaths

• March 13 - William Jackson Palmer, builder of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (b. 1836).

March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... William Jackson Palmer (1836-1909) civil engineer, soldier, builder of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and founder of Colorado Springs, Colorado William Jackson Palmer (September 17, 1836 - March 13, 1909) was a civil engineer, soldier, and industrialist. ... Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

May deaths

• May 19 - Henry H. Rogers, American financier who helped finance and build the Virginian Railway (b. 1840).

May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... Henry Huttleston Rogers (January 29, 1840 – May 19, 1909), was a United States capitalist, businessman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist. ... Financier (IPA: /ˌfi nãn ˈsjei/) is an elegant term for a person who handles large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. ... The Virginian Railway (AAR reporting mark VGN) was a Class 1 railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

July deaths

• July 23 - Ernest F. Cambier, Belgian colonial pioneer who established the first Congo railway (b. 1844).

July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

September deaths

• September 9 - E. H. Harriman, executive in charge of both the Union Pacific Railroad and the Southern Pacific Railroad (b. 1848).

September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 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. ... The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Brainymedia.com (2005), July 23 Deaths in History. Retrieved July 19, 2005.

8 Hilton & Due, "The Electric Interuban in America" 2005 (Roman: MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 2005 (Roman: MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...