1927 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1927.

Events

January events

• January – John J. Bernet succeeds Frederick D. Underwood as president of the Erie Railroad.

December events

• December 30 – The Ginza Line, the oldest subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.

Unknown date events

• The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad celebrates its centennial in the Fair of the Iron Horse in Baltimore, Maryland.
• ALCO builds the first 4–6–4 tender locomotive in the United States; it is delivered to the New York Central.
• American Car and Foundry acquires Shippers Car Line.

Births

Deaths

May deaths

• May 23 – Henry Huntington, nephew of Collis P. Huntington and executive in charge of Pacific Electric in the early part of the 20th century (b. 1850).

References

• Erie Railroad presidents. Retrieved March 15 2005.