Events January events January 4 – Syracuse Transit Corporation ends streetcar service in Syracuse, New York, with the closure of the last four lines. February events February 10–March 11 – British Army constructs a 60 cm narrow gauge railway from Kassala in Sudan 90 km east to Tessenei in Eritrea to support military advance. February 11 – The first Gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for Chattanooga Choo Choo. March events March – Alco-GE build the first ALCO RS-1 road switcher. This model will have the longest production run of any diesel locomotive for the North American market. March 31 – The Southern Railway (U.S.) introduces the Southerner passenger train between New York City and New Orleans, Louisiana. April events April 28 – The Supreme Court of the United States unanimously rules that, based on the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, African American passengers are entitled to equal accommodations on all passenger trains in the U.S. May events May 4 – Portland, Maine streetcar system ceases operations. May 22 – Canadian Pacific Railway's Angus Shops in Montreal produce its first tank as part of the war effort for World War II. June events June 13 – The Hauerseter–Gardermoen Line in Norway is opened by the Luftwaffe during the German occupation of Norway. July events July 7 – Deutsche Reichsbahn accepts delivery of an experimental "V-8" steam locomotive from Henschel & Son's works. Nominally a 2-8-2, the locomotive has four sets of two cylinders in a 90 degree "V" shape on the ends of each drive axle, alternating from side to side. Captured by the Allies, it will be tested in the U.S. before being scrapped in 1952. July 11 – Spain's national railway, RENFE, is formed. 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 12 – Meitetsu Nagoya Line, Higashi-Biwajima to Atsuta Jingu-mae route officially completed in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and Meitetsu Gifu to Toyohashi route direct commuter train service to start from May 1948. August 14 – Union Pacific Railroad's M-10001 streamliner trainset is sold for scrap. September events September 5 – The first 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" steam locomotive is delivered from Alco to the Union Pacific Railroad at Omaha. September 7 – The last scheduled train runs on the Maine narrow gauge Bridgton and Saco River Railroad. October events October