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Rail transport-related events during the year of 1928
This article lists events related to
rail transport that occurred in 1928.
DRG Class ET 165 for
Berlin S-Bahn
The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, a predecessor of the
Milwaukee Road , changes its name to Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific after a reorganization.
William Sproule steps down from the presidency of the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the
Southern Pacific Railroad . The position remains open until 1929.
Hale Holden succeeds
Henry deForest as Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the
Southern Pacific Railroad .
The
Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad , in
Massachusetts , converts from
steam locomotive power to electric power, adding motors, electrical equipment and controls to its
passenger cars .
The
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad completes the last section of the
Perry Cutoff , creating a more direct route between
Chicago and
Florida 's west coast.
The last new
PRR K4s
Pacific is built.
Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft
Class ET 165 "Stadtbahn"
electric multiple units for
Berlin S-Bahn introduced; the class will remain in commuter service into the 1990s.
The
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway acquires the
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway .
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"Fire Destroys the GTPR Station" . Wainwright Railway Preservation Society. 2004. Archived from
the original on 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2005-11-28 .
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"企業情報" [Company History]. jomorailway.com (in Japanese).
Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 .
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"The Kansas City Southern Lines" . Kansas City Southern Historical Society. Retrieved 2005-08-15 .
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"Moyers Jr., Edward L." Chicago Tribune . June 8, 2006. Retrieved February 20, 2014 .
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Associated Press (July 9, 1928).
"Howard Elliott Dies At Age Of 67; Former President Of New Haven And Northern Pacific Railroads. Victim Of Heart Disease End To Career Of Half A Century Comes At Dennis, Mass.--Was Of Distinguished Family. Began As A Level Rodman. Elected President Of Northern Pacific. Member Of Railroads' War Board. Overseen At Harvard. Director In Many Companies" .
The New York Times . Retrieved December 21, 2013 . Howard Elliott, former President of the New York, New Haven Hartford and the Northern Pacific railroads, died here late tonight of heart disease.