1955
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| Timelines: | 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 |
| Births: | 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 |
| Deaths: | 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 |
| Establishments: | 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 |
| Disestablishments: | 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 |
| Introductions: | 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 |
| Accidents: | 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 |
| Images: | 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 |
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[edit] By month
[edit] January
- January 7 – Southern Pacific Railroad diesilizes the Coast Daylight passenger train service in California.
- January 21 – Milwaukee Road discontinues through passenger train service on the Columbian.
[edit] March
- March 1 – The eastbound California Zephyr, while traveling through Ruby Canyon which crosses the border between Utah and Colorado, sees its first on-train birth as Peter Zars is born.
[edit] May
- ALCO introduces the S-6 diesel-electric switching locomotive.
[edit] December
- December 30 – Grand Trunk Western Railroad operates the last mixed (freight and passenger) train from Grand Haven, Michigan.[1]
[edit] Unknown date
[edit] References
- ↑ Railroad History Timeline - 1950's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
