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1910 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1910.

Events

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January events

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February events

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March events

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April events

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Argentine Transandino Railway

May events

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June events

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July events

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Bernina Railway

August events

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September events

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October events

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November events

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December events

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  • December 24 – The Hawes Junction train disaster in Cumbria, England, occurs when a busy signalman forgets about a pair of bank engines which have been waiting at his starting signal and allows an express train into the same block section. Twelve people are killed in the resulting collision and fire.

Unknown date events

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Births

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February births

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May births

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Deaths

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March deaths

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July deaths

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August deaths

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  • August 2 – Inoue Masaru, Japanese bureaucrat, first Director of Railways, dies on visit to London (born 1843).

References

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  1. ^ "Black & Green: The Untold Story Of The African-American Entrepreneur". Ebony. February 1996. p. 172.
  2. ^ New York Central Railroad System (1913). "History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company". Annual Report. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
  3. ^ Krist, Gary (2007). The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche. Henry Holt & Co.
  4. ^ "Snowslides Snuff Out Lives of 59 in Mountain Ranges". The Indianapolis Star. 2 March 1910. p. 1.
  5. ^ Haine, Edgar (1993). Railroad Wrecks. Cornwall Books. p. 73.
  6. ^ "The 10 Worst Snow Disasters in History". Scientific American. 2004-02-16. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  7. ^ "Disasters of the century - Rogers Pass Avalanche". FactualTV. 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  8. ^ a b Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness Books. ISBN 0-8511-2359-7. OCLC 24175552.
  9. ^ Hart, George, ed. (c. 1978). The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd. p. 25.
  10. ^ "History of the Sheridan Railway Company". Uptown Sheridan Association, Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28. Retrieved 2005-07-07.
  11. ^ "Francesco di Majo". The Times. 2011-02-23. p. 47.
  12. ^ Rader, Perry S. (1912). Reports of Cases Determined by the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri Between December 23, 1911, and February 6, 1912. Vol. 239. Columbia, Missouri: E. W. Stephens. pp. 146–149. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  13. ^ "Ira G. Rawn Died on Eve of Exposure". San Francisco Call. 1910-07-22. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  14. ^ "I. G. Rawn Shot Dead; Suicide Suspected". The New York Times. 1910-07-21. Retrieved 2013-11-22.