1914 in rail transport - Definition

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1914.

Events

Unknown date events

• The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad changes its official name to simply New York Central
• The Alaska Northern Railway (a predecessor of the Alaska Railroad) enters receivership.
• The United States government purchases the bankrupt Alaska Northern and moves the railroad's headquarters to Anchorage, Alaska

Births

December births

• December 16 - O. Winston Link, American photographer who documented the end of steam locomotive use on the Norfolk and Western Railway in the 1950s (d. 2001).

Deaths

March deaths

• March 12 - George Westinghouse, American inventor; developed the Westinghouse air brake (b. 1846).

References

• O. Winston Link Museum, O. Winston Link Biography (http://www.linkmuseum.org/index-1.html). Retrieved February 4 2005.