1 – Class I railroads report they roster 27,108 diesel and 2,697 steam locomotives. An additional 721 steam locomotives are in storage. November 15 – A first section of Nagoya Municipal Subway, Nagoya Station to Sakae Station route start operation in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Unknown date William N. Deramus III becomes president of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad. Estación Federico Lacroze in Buenos Aires, Argentina, opens. The California State Legislature establishes the five-county San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Pandrol clip patented by Norwegian railway engineer Per Pande Rolfsen. Accidents Deaths March deaths March 9 – Robert Whitelegg, locomotive superintendent for London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 1910-1912, and for Glasgow & South Western Railway 1918-1923, general manager of Beyer, Peacock & Company 1923-1929, dies (b. 1871). July deaths July 13 - Sim Webb, Casey Jones' fireman on the famous run (born 1874). References Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (September 7, 2005), Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Retrieved October 31, 2005. Katy Railroad Historical Society, Katy Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved February 9, 2005. Smith, Ivan (1998), Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (After 1950). Retrieved July 22, 2005.