1944 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1944.

Events

Unknown date events

• Charles Fairburn succeeds William Stanier as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway upon Stanier's retirement.
• Fred Gurley succeeds Edward Engel as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

Births

June births

• June 11 – Michael R. Haverty, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1989–1995, president of the Kansas City Southern Railway 1995–present.

Deaths

January deaths

• January 8 – William Kissam Vanderbilt II, heir to Cornelius Vanderbilt and president of the New York Central system (b. 1878).

Unknown date deaths

• Richard Edward Lloyd Maunsell, Chief mechanical engineer of the Southern Railway 1923 1937 (b. 1868).

References

• (February 26 1999), Railway engineers – Richard Edward Lloyd Maunsell. Retrieved February 10 2005.
• Vantuono, William C. (January 2001), Mike Haverty, Railroader of the Year. Retrieved March 25 2005.