May 4 in rail transport

May 4 in rail transport

Events

19th century

* 1897 – The Rio Grande Junction Railway sells the Colorado Midland out of bankruptcy to private investors.

20th century

* 1958 – Nickel Plate 765 is retired to Lawton Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana. ["765 Official History" by Glenn Brendel & Wayne York. Published Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Inc.]
* 1976 – An international train collides with a local train near Schiedam, the Netherlands, killing 24 and injuring 11.

Births

* 1886 – Henry G. Ivatt, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, is born (d. 1976).

Deaths

References


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