1941 in rail transport - Definition and Overview

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1941.

Events

February events

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

July events

• 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.

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.

Unknown date events

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

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