This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1910. 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on 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 1909. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1911. ... Trains can travel at very high speed, are heavy, are unable to deviate from the track and require a great distance to stop. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Events

January events

• January 3 - Tired of its cars being routed to the Boston & Maine by mistake, the Brookville & Mahoning (Pennsylvania) changes its name to the Pittsburg & Shawmut.

January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Boston & Maine (AAR reporting mark BM), also known by the abbreviation B&M, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century. ...

March events

• March 1 - A snowslide buries 3 passenger trains in the Cascades, killing 118. It's the worst snowslide accident in U.S. history.

March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...

June events

• June 6 - the US Railroad Safety Appliance Act of 1893 is further extended to mandate that no less than 85% of all railroad cars in an operating train must be equipped with air brakes.

June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 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). ... A railroad car (or, more briefly, car), also known as an item of rolling stock in British parlance, is a vehicle on a railroad or railway that is not a locomotive - one that provides another purpose than purely haulage, although some types of car are powered. ... Piping diagram from 1920 of a Westinghouse E-T Air Brake system. ...

July events

• July 11 - Construction begins on the Sheridan Railway in Sheridan, Wyoming.
• July 18 - A passenger train travelling through dense fog hits a stationary locomotive in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, killing nine people on the moving train.
• July 26 - The London and South Western Railway introduces new Continental service, Southampton-Havre.

July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... Sheridan is a city located in Sheridan County, Wyoming. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... Early morning fog obscures the surface of this lake in Carrollton, Georgia, but the sky remains clear. ... A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ... Richmond is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1840 to 1923. ... Civic Centre, Southampton Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... See Havre, Montana See Havre de Grace, Maryland See Havre, farm, Norway Havre Aubert, Magdalen Islands, Quebec Canada Havre Boucher, Nova Scotia See Le Havre, France. ...

August events

• August 22 - The first Western Pacific Railroad passenger train to operate over the railroad's entire route from Salt Lake City, Utah, arrives in San Francisco, California.

August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... The Western Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark WP) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... ... The downtown San Francisco skyline, looking east from the central part of the city. ...

September events

• September 21 A Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction interurban car overruns a meeting point at Kingsland Indiana and smashes head on into a northbound interurban. Forty-one people are killed in the worst accident of the interurban era.

September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ...

October events

• October 1 - The Great Western Railway, in England, abolishes second-class rail fares (first- and third-class remain).

October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 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. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

November events

• November 27 - Pennsylvania Railroad's Manhattan Transfer station and the New Jersey side of the railroad's Hudson River tunnels (built by the Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad) open in New York City.

November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... 1911 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ... For other meanings of the term Manhattan Transfer, see Manhattan Transfer Manhattan Transfer was a passenger station in Harrison, New Jersey on the Pennsylvania Railroads main line to New York City, now Amtraks Northeast Corridor. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting Senators Jon Corzine (D) Frank Lautenberg (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... The Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad was an important part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, comprising the tunnels and approaches from New Jersey and Long Island to New York Penn Station. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ...

December events

• December 24 - The Hawes Junction train disaster in Cumbria, England, occurs when a busy signalman forgets about a pair of bank engines waiting at his starting signal and he then allows two trains into the one block section.

December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... The Hawes Junction train disaster occurred on December 24, 1910 in Cumbria, England, when a busy signalman forgot about a pair of bank engines waiting at his starting signal and allowed two trains into the one block section. ... Cumbria is a administrative county located in the northwest area of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Great Western Railway No. ... A signal is a mechanical or electrical device that indicates to train drivers information about the state of the line ahead, and therefore whether they must stop or may start, or instructions on what speed they may drive their train. ...

Unknown date events

• The city of Cleveland, Ohio, approves a bond measure to pay for the Nickel Plate Road's grade separation project through the densest part of the city.
• Pennsylvania Railroad opens Pennsylvania Station in New York City.

City nickname: The Forest City Location Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Government County Cuyahoga Mayor Jane Campbell Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 213. ... Categories: Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads | Missouri railroads | New York railroads | Ohio railroads | Pennsylvania railroads ... Grade separation refers to separating two item that cross each other by placing them on different levels, or at different heights, to each other. ... 1911 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ... For the Pennsylvania Station in Newark, New Jersey or Baltimore, Maryland, see Pennsylvania Station (Newark) or Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore). ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ...

Births

Deaths

March deaths

• March 7 - George Whale, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Western Railway 1903–1909 (b. 1842).

March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 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. ... 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. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

References

• Fry, David (December 4, 1999), Chronology of Australian train accidents. Retrieved July 18, 2005.
• Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, (2005), This Month in Railroad History - August. Retrieved August 22, 2005.
• Uptown Sheridan Association, Inc. (2001), History of the Sheridan Railway Company. Retrieved July 7, 2005.