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1956 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1956.

Events

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January events

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February events

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  • February 11 – Rock Island's Aerotrain, "Jet Rocket" begins service between Chicago and Peoria, Illinois.
  • February 28 – Swampscott train wreck, a southbound Danvers–Boston commuter train crashed into the rear of a stopped Portsmouth–Boston local train just north of Swampscott station during a snowstorm. The collision, blamed on the engineer operating at unsafe speeds for the conditions, killed 13 people and injured 283.: 317 [1]
  • February 28 – A collision in Revere, Massachusetts injured 143 people – some of whom had already been in the Swampscott wreck.[2][3]

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April events

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May events

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June events

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July events

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October events

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November events

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December events

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Unknown date events

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Accidents

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Train Crashed at 50 M.P.H., Three Say". Boston Globe. March 9, 1956. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "B. & M. Sure Signals O.K." Boston Globe. March 9, 1956. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Two Railroad Wrecks in One Day Enough for Seven B&M Riders". Boston Globe. February 28, 1956. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Diebert, Timothy S.; Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 978-0-930742-12-6.
  5. ^ "History". tokyometro.jp. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Kansas City Southern Historical Society, Saga of Kansas City Southern Lines. Retrieved March 24, 2006.
  7. ^ "90 tonne engines on 75cm gauge". Railways of the Far South. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  8. ^ Abandoned Subway, Retrieved April 6, 2012
  9. ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. August 22, 2006. Archived from the original on August 29, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2006.
  10. ^ "South Shore Railroad history". Chicago Post-Tribune. June 29, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008.[dead link]
  11. ^ "Erie Railroad presidents". Archived from the original on March 18, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2005.
  12. ^ File:WST Great Train Wreck of 1956(Pineola, Florida) – Wikimedia Commons image
  13. ^ Hall, Stanley (2000). The History and Development of Railway Signalling in the British Isles, vol. 1: Broad Survey. York: Friends of the National Railway Museum. ISBN 978-1-872826-12-7.
  14. ^ Simmons, Jack; Biddle, Gordon (1997). The Oxford Companion to British Railway History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-211697-0.
  15. ^ Vanns, Michael A. (1997). An Illustrated History of Signalling. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-2551-6.
  16. ^ Bindi, A.; Lefeuvre, D. (1990). Le Métro de Paris: histoire d'hier à demain. Rennes: Ouest-France. ISBN 978-2-7373-0204-6.
  17. ^ "Liverpool Overhead Railway". Timbo's Liverpool. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
  18. ^ "QJ Class 2-10-2". Railography: Chinese Steam Profiles. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  19. ^ Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85112-707-1.
  20. ^ Welsh, Joe; Bill Howes; Kevin J. Holland (2010). The Cars of Pullman. Voyageur Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0760335871. OCLC 401715735.
  21. ^ Simon, Elbert; Warner, David C. (2011). Holland, Kevin J. (ed.). Amtrak by the Numbers: A Comprehensive Passenger Car and Motive Power Roster – 1971–2011. Kansas City, Missouri: White River Productions. ISBN 978-1-932804-12-6.