1907 in rail transport - Definition and Overview

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1907.

Events

April events

• April 15 - William N. Page is named president of the newly formed Virginian Railway.

June events

• June 26 - The Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad is formed from the merger of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York Railroad and the Pennsylvania, New York and Long Island Railroad; the new railroad company is chartered to build the Hudson River tunnels that will connect the Pennsylvania Railroad to Pennsylvania Station in New York City.

October events

• October 27 - Union Station in Washington, DC opens.

Unknown date events

• The Deepwater Railway and the Tidewater Railway combine to form the Virginian Railway.
• Stearns Manufacturing Company is reorganized as Heisler Locomotive Works.
• The Apalachicola Northern Railroad runs its first train northward from Apalachicola, Florida.

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