1957 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1957.

Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

Events

January

February

March

April

  • April 7 New York City trolleys run for the last time.

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

Unknown date

Accidents

Deaths

March deaths

July deaths

  • July 13 - Sim Webb, Casey Jones' fireman on the famous run (born 1874).

References

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  4. Veysey, Laurence R. (June 1958). A History Of The Rail Passenger Service Operated By The Pacific Electric Railway Company Since 1911 And By Its Successors Since 1953 (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Report). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). "This Month in Railroad History: August". Retrieved 2006-08-25.
  6. Keenan, David (1979). Tramways of Sydney. Sans Souci: Transit Press. p. 18. ISBN 0-909338-02-7.
  7. Keenan, David (1992). The South-Western Lines of the Sydney Tramway System. Petersham: Transit Press. pp. 55–56. ISBN 0-909338-11-6.
  8. "e-CLIP". Pandrol. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
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