1925 in rail transport explained

Events

January events

• January 1  - Government of India takes over East Indian Railway Company.^[1]

February events

• February 3  - Great Indian Peninsular Railway inaugurates first section of Bombay suburban electrification out of Victoria Terminus.^[1]
• February 16  - A new suspension bridge opens over Niagara Falls, replacing the previous span built in 1855.
• February 28  - The Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad enters receivership.^[2]

March events

• March 14  - Groundbreaking ceremonies for construction of the Independent Subway System's Eighth Avenue Line are held at 123rd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.^[3]
• March 24  - The Gyokunan Electric Railway in Japan opens.

April events

• April 24  - The first section of the Itsukaichi Railway opens between Haijima and Itsukaichi stations in Japan.

June events

• June 23  - The Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad is incorporated and purchases the assets of the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad.

July events

• July 1  - Government of India takes over Great Indian Peninsula Railway.^[1]
• July 5  - Samuel Insull begins serving as president of Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad with the introduction of major reconstruction projects for the railroad.
• July 10  - Tobu Tojo Line, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, to Yorii route officially completed in Japan.
• July 17  - Japanese Government Railways introduce automatic couplers in a 24-hour changeover.^[4]

September events

• September 8  - Hull Electric Railway discontinues through service to Queen's Park, Toronto: passengers must now transfer to trains running from Aylmer.^[5]
• September 27  - The Ginza Line, the oldest subway line in Asia, begins construction in Tokyo, Japan between Asakusa and Ueno.^[6]

October events

• October  - Sir Henry Fowler succeeds George Hughes as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
• October 22  - Central Railroad of New Jersey 1000, the first commercial diesel-electric locomotive, enters service at the Bronx Terminal Yard.

November events

• November 1  - Japan's Yamanote Line, which becomes one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter lines, opens.
• November 4  - Opening of Khyber Pass Railway, from Peshawar to Landi Kotal.^[7]
• November 21  - Seaboard Air Line introduces the “Orange Blossom Special”.

December events

• December 15  - Long Island Rail Road 401, the first diesel-electric locomotive used in mainline service, is demonstrated for the first time.

Unknown date events

• Rebuilding of Berlin Friedrichstraße station in Germany is completed.
• Henry deForest succeeds Julius Kruttschnitt as chairman of the executive committee for the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
• Lima Locomotive Works builds the first 2-8-4 steam locomotives, their first "Super Power" types, for the Boston and Albany Railroad's routes through The Berkshires; also, the first production 2-10-4s, for the Texas and Pacific Railway.^[8]
• Electro-Motive Engineering changes its name to Electro-Motive Corporation (a company that would later become General Motors Electro-Motive Division).
• William W. Atterbury becomes president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.^[9]
• American Car and Foundry acquires Fageol and Hall-Scott.
• The New York Central Railroad establishes a new subsidiary, the Eastern Refrigerator Despatch. Operation of the ERD, along with its 2,100 reefers, is quickly absorbed by Merchants Despatch.

Births

Unknown date births

• H. Reid, prominent railroad photographer and historian (died 1992).

References

• White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986). America's most noteworthy railroaders, Railroad History 154, p. 9-15.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indian Railway History Time Line. Saxena, R. P.. 2008. 2009-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm. 2012-02-29. dead.
2. Web site: South Shore Railroad history. 2008-06-29. Chicago Post-Tribune. 2008-06-30.
3. Web site: History of the Independent Subway. NYCSubway.org. March 3, 2018.
4. Book: Ferneyhough, Frank. The History of Railways in Britain. Reading. Osprey. 1975. 0-85045-060-8.
5. Web site: Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 2004-12-03. Significant dates in Ottawa/Hull street and light railway history. 2005-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20050827060840/http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/street.htm. 27 August 2005. dead.
6. Web site: History . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605063443/https://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/corporate/profile/history/index.html . 2023-06-05 . 2024-07-13 . tokyometro.jp.
7. Web site: Owais. Mughal. Khyber Pass Railway. All Things Pakistan. 2006-09-26. 2009-12-23.
8. Book: Balkwill, Richard. Marshall, John. John Marshall (railway historian). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats. 6th. Enfield. Guinness Publishing. 1993. 0-85112-707-X.
9. Web site: Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum. 2000. General Atterbury. 2005-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20050309005258/http://www.atterburybakalarairmuseum.org/general_atterbury.htm. 9 March 2005. dead.