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EVENTS

January events

January 4 - Chicago, Rock Island And Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad debut a new lightweight Passenger Car consist for the '' Golden State '' Passenger Train between Chicago, Illinois , and Los Angeles, California .

February events

February 4 - The last Steam Locomotive built for the Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railway , 4-8-4 3752, is test fired at the factory.

February 29 - Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railway upgrades its '' El Capitan '' Passenger Train service frequency to daily.

May events

May 14 - The Bangor & Aroostook inaugurates its first diesel-powered passenger train.

June events

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July events

July 2 - The Nickel Plate Railroad orders 10 class S-3 Berkshires from Lima Locomotive Works , the last Steam Locomotive s Lima will produce.

July 3 - The New York Central Railroad issues a report that only 20 per cent of its long-distance Passenger Train s are diesel powered, but the number was expected to rise to 50% by year’s end.

July 28 - The New York, Ontario & Western becomes an all-diesel railroad.

August events

August 15 - First run of Missouri Pacific ’s “Texas Eagle”.

September events

September 15 - The postwar 20th Century Limited is put into service in ceremonies attended by several dignitaries, including Dwight Eisenhower .

October events

October 26 - The American Freedom Train , carrying the original versions of the United States Constitution , Declaration Of Independence and the Bill Of Rights , makes its final public display in Havre De Grace, Maryland before the official end of tour. See also American Freedom Train - 1947-1949 Station Stops

Unknown date events

The Automatic Warning System is first installed on British railways.

George Walker succeeds William Neal as president of Canadian Pacific Railway .

In order to avoid import tariffs into Canada , Baldwin Locomotive Works contracts the Canadian Locomotive Company to be Baldwin's Canadian representatives and locomotive builders.

Ferrocarriles Argentinos in Argentina is formed.

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DEATHS

March deaths

March 5 - H.P.M. Beames , Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London And North Western Railway 1920 – 1922 (b. 1875 ).