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1957 in rail transport

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

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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

May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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Unknown date

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Accidents

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Deaths

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March deaths

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July deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Diebert, Timothy S.; Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5. p 178.
  2. ^ Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-707-X.
  3. ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 2006-03-17. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-17.
  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.