1947 in rail transport - Definition and Overview

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1947.

Events

February events

• February 28 - Illinois Central withdraws its specialized Green Diamond passenger trainset from Chicago-St. Louis service.

April events

• April 27 - After a complete overhaul, Illinois Central's Green Diamond trainset re-enters active service, this time between Jackson, Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana as the Miss-Lou passenger train.

June events

• June 6 - The Pere Marquette Railroad is merged into the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.

September events

• September 17 - The American Freedom Train begins a two-year tour of the United States starting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. See also American Freedom Train - 1947-1949 station stops

Unknown date events

• The first diesel locomotives enter mainline operation on the Southern Pacific Railroad.
• The Southern Pacific Railroad is reincorporated in Delaware.
• The City of Los Angeles train frequency is upgraded to daily.
• The Super Chief train frequency is upgraded to daily.
• Lima Locomotive Works is merged with General Machinery Corporation of Hamilton, OH. The new company is named Lima-Hamilton.
• The components of the former M-10002 streamliner trainset are scrapped.
• William Neal succeeds D'Alton Cory Coleman as president of Canadian Pacific Railway.

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