This article lists events related to Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... rail transport that occurred in 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1916.

Events

April events

• April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... April 13 - Oris Paxton Van Sweringen and his younger brother Mantis James Van Sweringen was born on July 8, 1881 near Wooster, Ohio. ... Mantis James Van Sweringen purchase a 75% controlling interest in the Categories: Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads | Missouri railroads | New York railroads | Ohio railroads | Pennsylvania railroads ... Nickel Plate Road from William Kissam Vanderbilt (December 12, 1849 – July 22, 1920) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. ... William Kissam Vanderbilt for 8.5 million dollars.

September events

• September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... September 30 - Construction is completed on the Aerial view of the Triborough Bridge (left) and the Hell Gate Bridge (right) The Hell Gate Bridge (originally the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge) is a 1,017-foot (310 m) steel arch span over a portion of the East River known as Hell Gate. ... Hell Gate Bridge in This is an article about New York City; see also NYC, New York, and New York, New York. ... New York City.

Unknown date events

• The The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark: PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ... Pennsylvania Railroad adopts the motto "the Standard Railroad of the World".
• The first Categories: PRR locomotives | 2-10-0 locomotives | Stub ... I1s This 2-10-0 steam locomotive is a Pennsylvania Railroad class I1s, the most successful class of such locomotives in North America. ... 2-10-0 "Decapod" locomotive is completed.
• The The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark: PRR) was an American railroad existing 1846–1968, after which it merged into Penn Central Transportation. ... Pennsylvania Railroad's first A5s Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four wheels, all of which are driven. ... 0-4-0 and B6sb #4033 at Erie, Pennsylvania, 1937. ... B6sb switching locomotives enter service.
• Joel Coffin purchases Lima Locomotive Corporation; the company is renamed Lima builders plate, 1918 Lima Locomotive Works manufactured railroad locomotives from the 1870s through the 1950s. ... Lima Locomotive Works.

Births

Unknown date births

• Benjamin F. Biaggini, president of the The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ... Southern Pacific Company 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1964– 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976.

Deaths

May deaths

• May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... May 29 - This article needs cleanup. ... James J. Hill, American, when used as an adjective, can mean of the United States of America or of or relating to the Americas; when used as a noun, United States citizen, residing in the Americas, or less frequently American English. Immigrants to the United States are usually called first-generation Americans, regardless... American financier who gained control of the A separate article treats the Great Northern Railway in Britain. ... Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway Categories: Stub | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Idaho railroads | Minnesota railroads | Montana railroads | North Dakota railroads | Oregon railroads | Washington railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... Northern Pacific Railway (b. 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1838).

References

• White, John H., Jr. ( The word spring has several meanings: spring (device), a common mechanical part. ... Spring 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986), America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History, Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 154, p. 9-15.