1940 in rail transport

1939, 1940, 1941

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1940.

Contents

1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 February events 1.3 June events 1.4 September events 1.5 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

Events

January events

• January 27 - The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad ceased operations in Massachusetts in preparation for abandonment.

February events

• February - General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD E5.

June events

• June - Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad takes delivery of the unique EMD AB6 locomotives.

September events

• September 2 - Kansas City Southern inaugurates the Southern Belle passenger train service between Kansas City, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Unknown date events

• Norton Fitzwarren train disaster, England: a train driver misreads the signals on a four track line, and drives his train off the end of the track.

Births

Deaths

References

• Trains News Wire (April 27 2005), 'Miss Southern Belle' dies. Retrieved May 4 2005.
• Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972). Car Names, Numbers and Consists. Wayner Publications, New York, NY. .

See also: 1940 in rail transport, 1939, 1939 in rail transport, 1940, 1941, 1941 in rail transport, 1972, 2005