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