Events January events January 1 – The Swiss Federal Railways is formed through the merger and nationalization of several smaller railroads. January 8 – A train collision occurs in the New York Central Railroad's Park Avenue Tunnel in New York City killing 17 people, injuring 38 and leading to increased demand for electric trains. January 24 – The Thompson Tramway, a predecessor of the Connecticut Company, is renamed Worcester and Connecticut Eastern Railway. February events February 13 – The Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York Railroad, a predecessor of the Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad, is incorporated. February 15 – The Berlin U-Bahn Underground is opened in Germany. February – Great Western Railway of England turns out the prototype 'Saint' Class 4-6-0 locomotive from its Swindon Works, beginning a series of successful 2-cylinder designs. February – Edwin Winter becomes president of Brooklyn Rapid Transit in New York City. March events March 10 – An antitrust suit is filed against Northern Securities Company, a holding company controlling Northern Pacific Railway, Great Northern Railway, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and others. April events April 9 – Underground Electric Railways Company of London formed to consolidate the group of Underground lines controlled by American financier Charles Yerkes. April 21 – The Pennsylvania, New York and Long Island Railroad, a predecessor of the Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad, is incorporated. May events May 1 – Ahead of merger documentation and filing, Canadian Pacific Railway takes control of the Ottawa, Northern and Western Railway. May 10 – Construction begins on the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway. May 23 – Ottawa, Northern and Western Railway passenger trains are shifted to Ottawa's Broad Street Union Station. June events June 11 – Chūō Main Line, Ochanomizu of Tokyo to Shiojiri route official complete in Japan, as same time, Shinjuku of Tokyo to Matsumoto route direct passenger train service start. June 15 The New York Central railroad debuts the 20th Century Limited passenger train between Chicago and New York. Canadian Pacific Railway reroutes its transcontinental passenger trains in Ottawa to use the Vaudreuil line and the Interprovincial Bridge. July events July 1 – Oliver Robert Hawke Bury becomes General Manager of the Great Northern Railway in England. July 4 – Pacific Electric Railway opens its first interurban line to connect Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. July 12 – First of the Neuquén-Cipolletti bridges opened for Buenos Aires Great