1904 in rail transport - Definition and Overview

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1904.

Events

March events

• March 8 - The Southern Pacific Railroad opens the Lucin Cutoff across the Great Salt Lake, bypassing Promontory, UT for the railroad's mainline.
• March 20 - The Southern Pacific Railroad completes the Coast Line between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, CA.

July events

• July 21 - The Trans-Siberian railway is completed.

October events

• October 27 - The first New York City subway line opens; the New York City Transit Authority soon system becomes the largest in the United States, and one of the largest systems in the world.

Unknown date events

• The Tidewater Railway is chartered in Virginia.
• American Locomotive Company purchases the Locomotive and Machine Company of Montreal, Canada, which soon became Montreal Locomotive Works.

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