1937
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| Timelines: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
| Births: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
| Deaths: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
| Establishments: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
| Disestablishments: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
| Introductions: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
| Accidents: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
| Images: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
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[edit] By month
[edit] January
- January 8 – A West Seattle streetcar of the Municipal Street Railway falls off the Spokane Street trestle, killing three and injuring many more.[1]
- January 27 – Pennsylvania Railroad begins construction to electrify its mainline between Paoli and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
[edit] March
- March 1 – Southern Pacific Railroad inaugurates the Coast Daylight passenger train pulled by its new GS-2 class of steam locomotives between Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.
[edit] May
- May 18 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway re-equips the Super Chief passenger train, which allows the train to reach an average of 60.8 mph over its entire route between Chicago and Los Angeles.
[edit] Unknown date
[edit] References
- ↑ This Week Then. HistoryLink. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
