1958 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1958.

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)