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EVENTS

February events

February 11 - The first Gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for '' Chattanooga Choo Choo ''.

May events

May 22 - Canadian Pacific Railway 's Angus Shops in Montreal produce its first Tank as part of the war effort for World War II .¹

July events

July 7 - Deutsche Reichsbahn accepts delivery of an experimental “V-8” Steam Locomotive from the Henschel Locomotive Works . Nominally a 2-8-2, the locomotive had four sets of two cylinders in a 90 degree “V” shape on the ends of each drive axle, alternating from side to side. Captured by the Allies, it was tested in the U.S. before being scrapped in 1952.

July 11 - Spain 's national railway, RENFE , is formed.²

July - Union Pacific Railroad 's M-10002 Streamliner trainset is removed from active service on the '' City Of Portland '' and placed in storage.

August events

August 14 - Union Pacific Railroad 's M-10001 Streamliner trainset is sold for scrap.

September events

September 5 - The first Alco 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” Steam Locomotive is delivered to the Union Pacific at Omaha .

October events

October 1 - After a Bankrupt cy, Spokane International Railway is reorganized as Spokane International Railroad .

October - Robert E. Woodruff becomes president of the Erie Railroad .³

November events

November 17 - The '' Prospector '' Multiple Unit passenger trainset debuts on the Denver And Rio Grande Western Railroad in operating between Denver, Colorado , and Salt Lake City, Utah .

December events

December 7 - The New York Central Railroad , with much fanfare, launches a new Empire State Express . The bombing of Pearl Harbor puts an immediate damper on the planned festivities.

December 9 - Chesapeake And Ohio Railway officials accept the first 2-6-6-6 Allegheny Steam Locomotive from the Lima Locomotive Works . Despite many claims made by Alco , Union Pacific Railroad and others for the 4-8-8-4 Big Boy, the Alleghenies are the largest steam locomotives ever built for service in the United States .

December 19 - Baltimore And Ohio Railroad 's '' Columbian '' Passenger Train route is extended frm Jersey City - Washington to Jersey City- Chicago .

Unknown date events

Armand Mercier succeeds Angus Daniel McDonald as president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad .⁴

The Heisler Locomotive Works produces the last Heisler Locomotive .

The ''Hollywood'', a lounge car built for use on the '' City Of Los Angeles '' becomes the first Passenger Car whose interior is built entirely out of synthetic materials. The car's interior featured the newly invented materials of Formica and Naugahyde .

General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD TR1 .

BIRTHS

DEATHS

April deaths

April 5 - Nigel Gresley , Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London And North Eastern Railway 1923 – 1941 (b. 1876 ).⁵

April 16 - Josiah Stamp , Chairman of the London, Midland And Scottish Railway 1926 - 1941 (b. 1880 ) (in an Air Raid ).⁶

Unknown date deaths

Angus Daniel McDonald , president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad , 1932 – 1941 (b. 1878 ).⁷

Alonzo C. Mather , founder of Mather Stock Car Company , designed the first widely-recognized humane Stock Car (b. 1848 ).⁸

Frederick Methvan Whyte , mechanical engineer for the New York Central railroad, creator of Whyte Notation for the classification of Steam Locomotive s (b. 1865 ).

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