1934 in rail transport - Definition and Overview

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1934.

Events

February events

• February - General Motors Electro-Motive Division completes construciton on Union Pacific Railroad's M-10000 streamlined passenger trainset.

May events

• May 26 - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's Pioneer Zephyr makes its "dawn-to-dusk" nonstop run between Denver, Colorado, and Chicago, Illinois.

October events

• October 22 - The M-10001, still in its original 900 hp incarnation, sets an as-yet unbroken record from coast to coast of the United States, running from Oakland Pier to Grand Central Station in 57 hours.

November events

• November 11 - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad inaugurates regular passenger service between Lincoln, Nebraska and Kansas City, Missouri using the Pioneer Zephyr trainset.

Unknown date events

• The first PRR GG1 electric locomotives enter service on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
• 30th Street Station (originally known as Pennsylvania Station) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is built by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
• The first 2-6-6-4 steam locomotives in the world are delivered to the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad.
• ALCO renames the Brooks Works plant, formerly Brooks Locomotive Works, in Dunkirk, New York, to ALCO Thermal Products Division.

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