1955 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1955.
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Events
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January events
- January - The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad's mainline (485 miles of track) is now completely under CTC.
- January - Louisville and Nashville Railroad begins the merger process with the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad.
- January 23 - Sutton Coldfield train disaster, England: A passenger train rounds a sharp curve too fast and derails; 17 people die as a result.
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April events
- April 24 - Canadian National Railway inaugurates the Super Continental passenger train between Toronto, Ontario, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
- April 24 - Canadian Pacific Railway inaugurates The Canadian passenger train between Montreal, Quebec, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
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May events
- May - The Pennsylvania Railroad introduces the first all-piggyback train service with its "Truc-Train".
- May 29 - The Norfolk and Western begins its conversion to diesel locomotive power from a purely steam locomotive roster with the purchase of eight ALCO RS-3s.
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June events
- June 18 - The Disneyland Railroad in Anaheim, California, makes its first run as an attraction at the Disneyland theme park. [1] (http://laughingplace.com/News-ID10023760.asp)
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August events
- August 22 - Spring City Train Disaster, Spring City, Tennessee, United States: School bus disregards crossing signal and is struck by freight train. 11 dead, 39 hurt, all the dead are school children.
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Unknown date events
- Dome cars are added to the City of Los Angeles as regular equipment.
- American Locomotive Company is renamed to Alco Products, Inc.
- Norris Roy Crump succeeds George Walker as president of Canadian Pacific Railway.
- The Great Northern Railway ceases operations of its electric locomotives through the Rocky Mountains; trains are now powered solely by diesel locomotives.
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Births
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Deaths
- (June 17, 2005), June 18 Marks 50 Years of Disneyland Railroad (http://laughingplace.com/News-ID10023760.asp). Retrieved June 18, 2005.
- Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This Month in Railroad History: May (http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmay.htm). Retrieved May 27, 2005.
- (May 2005), "Trains Timetable", Trains Magazine, p. 14.
- (July 2005), "Trains Timeline", Trains Magazine, p. 22.
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