1958 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1958.
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Events
January events
- January – Unable to keep his promises to shareholders, Robert Ralph Young suspends dividends on New York Central stock.
- January 1 – the Chicago and Northwestern acquires the Litchfield and Madison railroad.
July events
- July – General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD SD24.
October events
- October 1 – Northern Ireland's Ulster Transport Authority and the Republic of Ireland's Córas Iompair Éireann take over from the Great Northern Railway Board in running the remaining cross-border route (Dublin–Belfast) of the Irish railway system. The GNR assets are split between the two state companies.
Unknown date events
- Ernest S. Marsh succeeds Fred Gurley as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Births
Deaths
January deaths
- January 25 – Robert Ralph Young, financier and controlling stockholder of the New York Central commits suicide after suspending company dividends (b. 1897)
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