and Portland, Maine except seasonally from Dominion Day to Labor Day. September 1 – Disgruntled railroad workers effectively halt operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the United States, marking the first shutdown in the company's history (the event lasts two days). September 6 – Last Gull passenger service between Boston and the Maritimes over the Boston & Maine, Maine Central, Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railroads. September 10 – Last slip coach working, at Bicester North on the Western Region of British Railways. September 12 – Official inauguration by the London Midland Region of British Railways of electric services between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly at the new standard for main line electrification, 25 kV overhead wire at 50 cycles. October events October 15 – The Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad merge to form the Erie Lackawanna Railroad; Harry W. Von Miller, former Erie president, is chosen as the president of the new railroad. October 25 – Barges collide with one of the columns of the Severn Railway Bridge (England) in heavy fog, causing two of its twenty-two spans to collapse. The steel and cast iron bridge is never repaired. October 29 – Last State of Maine Express passenger service between New York City and Portland, Maine over the New Haven and Boston & Maine railroads. November events November 1 – The Chicago and North Western Railway acquires the assets of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway. November 14 – Stéblová train disaster, Czechoslovakia: 117 are killed and 110 injured in a head-on collision. December events December 10 – Japanese National Railways KiHa 80 series diesel multiple units enter public service on Hatsukari services, replacing steam. December 27 – The Romanian Railways officially start the electrification of the Predeal to Brașov line, by mounting the first catenary pole in Predeal station. Unknown date events A new Soo Line Railroad is formed through a merger of the original Soo Line, Wisconsin Central Railway and the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway. The Dade County, Florida, Metropolitan Transit Authority (operator of Miami-Dade Transit) is formed. Operating losses increase for low ridership trains in the United States when railway post office service is discontinued. Completion of reconstruction of Napoli Centrale railway station in Italy (designed by Pier Luigi Nervi and others) and the Finland Station (Finlyandsky vokzal) in Leningrad, Soviet Union. Accidents Births Deaths References