1921 in rail transport

Last updated February 12, 2023

Years in rail transport

Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1921.

Events

January

January 26 – Abermule train collision, Wales: faulty operation of single line train tablet leads to head-on collision killing 17 people.

April

April 15 – Southern Pacific Railroad takes delivery of 4-6-2 number 2472 (now preserved) from Baldwin Locomotive Works.^[1]

July

July 14 – In an effort to consolidate maintenance and simplify operations, Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian Northern Ontario Railway open a 0.35 miles (0.56 km) connection in Lyn, Ontario.^[2]
July 24 – In the Russian SFSR, the propellor-driven Aerowagon derails at speed, killing 6.^[3]

August

August 19 – Publication in the United Kingdom of the Railways Act 1921, which provides for the amalgamation of British railway companies into four large groups, "The Big Four", with effect from January 1, 1923.

September

September 17 – The Dovre Line between Oslo and Trondheim in Norway is officially opened.

December

December 5 – The Louisville and Nashville Railroad introduces the Pan-American passenger train between Cincinnati, Ohio and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Unknown date

Spring – Founding of Railway & Locomotive Historical Society in the U.S.^[4]
Standard Oil begins shipments of gasoline from Casper, Wyoming, by tank car on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad to Baton Rouge, Louisiana; in Baton Rouge, the fuel is transloaded to ships for export. The city of Casper claims that it ships more oil by railroad than any other city in the world.^[5]

Births

July births

July 31 – James I. C. Boyd, British railway historian (died 2009).

Deaths

February deaths

February 9 – Lucius E. Johnson, president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad 1904–1921 (born 1846).

April deaths

April 10 – Henry Kirke Porter, American steam locomotive builder (born 1840).

May deaths

May 18 – Franklin Knight Lane, Interstate Commerce Commission commissioner 1905–1913, chairman of same in 1913 (b. 1864).

September deaths

September 3 – Joseph A. Bennett, president of the Bridgton and Saco River Railroad (born 1852).^[6]

November deaths

November 29 – George Stephen, first president of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited 1881–1888 (born 1829).

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References

↑ Diebert, Timothy S.; Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5. p 178.
↑ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 10 June 2006. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-14.
↑ Ishkov, Sergey (2019-07-24). "Последний «полет» аэровагона". Moskovskaya Pravda.
↑ "Railway & Locomotive Historical Society". Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
↑ Casper Star-Tribune (June 22, 2005), BP Amoco Timeline . Retrieved June 22, 2005.
↑ Jones, Robert C. (1993). Two Feet to the Lakes. Pacific Fast Mail. p. 31. ISBN 0-915713-26-8.

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[1] Diebert, Timothy S.; Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5. p 178.

[2] "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 10 June 2006. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-14.

[3] Ishkov, Sergey (2019-07-24). "Последний «полет» аэровагона". Moskovskaya Pravda.

[4] "Railway & Locomotive Historical Society". Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-18.

[5] Casper Star-Tribune (June 22, 2005), BP Amoco Timeline . Retrieved June 22, 2005.

[6] Jones, Robert C. (1993). Two Feet to the Lakes. Pacific Fast Mail. p. 31. ISBN 0-915713-26-8.

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