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==Events== ==Events==


====April==== ===January events===
* ] - ], later to become ], is chartered. * January 20 &ndash; The ] opens a passenger depot in ].
* January 28 &ndash; Esmond Train Wreck: fourteen people are killed when the Crescent City Express (No. 8, bound for ]) collides head-on with the bound Pacific Coast Express (No. 7, bound for ]).

===February events===
* February 12 &ndash; ] established as a ] builder in ], ], by merger of ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite book|first=James W.|last=Lowe|title=British Steam Locomotive Builders|location=Cambridge|publisher=Goose and Son|year=1975|isbn=0-900404-21-3}}</ref> In April it receives its first new order for steam locomotives, from India.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Murdoch|last1=Nicolson|first2=Mark|last2=O'Neill|title=Glasgow: Locomotive Builder to the World|place=Edinburgh|publisher=Polygon|year=1987|isbn=0-948275-46-4}}</ref>

===March events===
* March 3 &ndash; ] for ]s is first ]ed in the ].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://steamtraction.farmcollector.com/Farm-life/AD-BAKER-COMPANY-INCIDENTS.aspx?page=4|title=Remembering the A.D. Baker Company|last=Blake|first=LeRoy W.|date=May–June 1979|journal=Farm Collector|page=4|accessdate=2012-07-09|archive-date=2012-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510141722/http://steamtraction.farmcollector.com/Farm-life/AD-BAKER-COMPANY-INCIDENTS.aspx?page=4|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===April events===
* April 7 &ndash; ], later to become ], is chartered.

===May events===
* May 3 &ndash; The ], operating between ] and ] by tunnel beneath the ], ], converts from steam to electric traction.<ref>{{cite book|author=Gahan, John W.|title=The Line Beneath the Liners &ndash; a hundred years of Mersey Railway sights and sounds|year=1983|publisher=Countyvise|location=Birkenhead|isbn=0-907768-40-7}}</ref>
* May 13 &ndash; The ] (later to become part of ]) begins ] service to ].<ref>{{cite news|work=Casper Star-Tribune|date=June 22, 2005|url=http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/06/22/news/casper/a2e0ab59d0ef19c0872570270020fd84.txt|title=BP Amoco Timeline|accessdate=June 22, 2005}}</ref>
* May 25 &ndash; The ] opens, becoming the first railroad in the ] to use an electrified ] to power its trains.

=== July events ===
* July &ndash; Regular passenger traffic from ] to ] over the ] and ]s begins.
* July 1 &ndash; Opening of the ] portion of the ] (RhB) (]) in ], passing through the Albula Tunnel, the highest of the principal ] tunnels at 1370 m.<ref>{{Marshall-GuinnessRail}}</ref>{{page needed|date=October 2016}}
* July 13 &ndash; Danbury Union Station in ], on the ], opens.<ref>{{cite web|author=Gulder, Bill|url=http://www.danbury.org/drm/history/DRM-history-1.html|title=A Brief History of the Danbury Railway Museum|accessdate=2005-07-12|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050725081841/http://www.danbury.org/drm/history/DRM-history-1.html|archivedate=2005-07-25|url-status=live}}</ref>
* July 27
** Construction begins on the ] with the {{convert|200|km|adj=on}} segment between ] and Bulgurlu<!--Redlinked in ], blacklinked in ]--> in the ] (modern day ]).<ref>{{cite web|date=2004-12-01|url=http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/History/CIOB|work=Trains of Turkey|title=Baghdad Railway|accessdate=2005-07-22}}</ref>
** ], Scotland: sixteen killed when a train crashes into the buffers.

===August events===
* August 10 &ndash; ], ]: electric fire on ] at Couronnes; 84 killed.
* August 17 &ndash; The ] becomes the first British railway company to operate its own ] (i.e. ]es), between ] and ] in ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Cummings|first=John|title=Railway Motor Buses and Bus Services in the British Isles 1902-1933, volume 2|publisher=Oxford Publishing Company|year=1980|location=Oxford|isbn=0-86093-050-5}}</ref>

===September events===
] a few days after the accident.]]
* September 27 &ndash; ], ], ]: A southbound ] ] derails on a trestle in Danville; eleven people are killed.<ref name=manykilled>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52537703/the-anglo-saxon/| title=Many People Killed| newspaper=The Anglo-Saxon| location=Rockingham, NC| date=October 1, 1903| page=5| via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52538234/the-topeka-state-journal/| title=Nine Are Killed| newspaper=The Topeka State Journal| location=Topeka, KS| date=September 28, 1903| page=1| via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>

===October events===
* October &ndash; Experimental electric trains, built by AEG and Siemens & Halske, reach 210.2&nbsp;km/h (130.6&nbsp;mph) between ] and ] in ].
* October 1
** The first railway in ] rebuilt to double track, from ] to ] on the ], is opened.<ref>{{cite book|author=Norsk Jernbaneklubb|author-link=Norsk Jernbaneklubb|title=Banedata '94|isbn=82-90286-15-5|year=1994|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
** The ] Government Railway is extended from ] to ].
* October 21 &ndash; ] succeeds ] as president of ].<ref>Railway Age Gazette (August 1, 1913) pp. 177-8.</ref>
* October 26 &ndash; The ] begins operating their first ]-] service, the ] in ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Demoro |first=Harre W. |url=https://archive.org/embed/keyroutetransbay0000demo |title=The Key Route: Transbay Commuting by Train and Ferry, Part 1 |publisher=] |year=1985 |isbn=0-916374-66-1 |series=Interurbans Specials |volume=95 |location=Glendale, California |pages=17–20 }}</ref>
* October 31 &ndash; The ], ]: A ] football special carrying the ] football team and fans to the annual game with ] collides with a coal train. Fourteen of the team and three other passengers are killed.

=== November events ===
]]]
* November 9 &ndash; The {{RailGauge|2ft6in}} ] ] opens in ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Northern Railways of India|url=http://ksr100.com/History.asp|title=Kalka-Shimla Railway|accessdate=November 8, 2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051118111332/http://ksr100.com/History.asp|archivedate=November 18, 2005}}</ref>

=== December events ===
* December 14 &ndash; The ] introduces the all-] '']'' between ] and ].<ref>{{Lynch-New Haven passenger| page=31}}</ref>

===Unknown date events===
* The British ] draws up specifications for eight standard ] designs for the ] ].<ref>{{cite web|first=R.R.|last=Bhandari|title=Steam in History|publisher=Indian Railways Fan Club|url=http://www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/isrs082004-steam-history.html|year=2000|accessdate=2010-10-07| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100926150918/http://irfca.org/articles/isrs/isrs082004-steam-history.html| archivedate= 26 September 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
* ] gains 50% control of the ] system in ], ].
* The ] opens as the first railroad to have a guarded ].
* The provisions of the ], enacted in 1893, are extended to include all railroad cars whether or not the cars themselves are used in interchange service.
* ] introduces the first ] ] (built by ]) into service.<ref>{{cite book|first=Richard|last=Balkwill|author2=Marshall, John|author2-link=John Marshall (railway historian)|title=The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats|edition=6th|location=Enfield|publisher=Guinness Publishing|year=1993|isbn=0-85112-707-X}}</ref>
* ] becomes president of the ].
* ] succeeds ] as ] of the ].

==Accidents==
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==Births== ==Births==

=== April births ===
* April 10 &ndash; ], last president of ] 1957–1968.


==Deaths== ==Deaths==


=== March deaths ===
] ]
* March 29 &ndash; ], founder of ] which pioneered the use of ]s in late 19th century ] (born 1839)

===July deaths===
* July 27 &ndash; ], ] ] who was instrumental in the formation of ] (born 1844).

===Unknown date deaths===
* ], ] ] and first curator for the ]'s railroad artifacts including '']''.

== References ==
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1903.

Events

January events

February events

March events

April events

May events

July events

August events

September events

Aftermath of the Wreck of the Old 97 a few days after the accident.

October events

November events

Kalka-Shimla Railway

December events

Unknown date events

Accidents

Railway accidents in the 1900s
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Births

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March deaths

July deaths

Unknown date deaths

References

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  2. Nicolson, Murdoch; O'Neill, Mark (1987). Glasgow: Locomotive Builder to the World. Edinburgh: Polygon. ISBN 0-948275-46-4.
  3. Blake, LeRoy W. (May–June 1979). "Remembering the A.D. Baker Company". Farm Collector: 4. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  4. Gahan, John W. (1983). The Line Beneath the Liners – a hundred years of Mersey Railway sights and sounds. Birkenhead: Countyvise. ISBN 0-907768-40-7.
  5. "BP Amoco Timeline". Casper Star-Tribune. June 22, 2005. Retrieved June 22, 2005.
  6. Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness Books. ISBN 0-8511-2359-7. OCLC 24175552.
  7. Gulder, Bill. "A Brief History of the Danbury Railway Museum". Archived from the original on 2005-07-25. Retrieved 2005-07-12.
  8. "Baghdad Railway". Trains of Turkey. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2005-07-22.
  9. Cummings, John (1980). Railway Motor Buses and Bus Services in the British Isles 1902-1933, volume 2. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-050-5.
  10. "Many People Killed". The Anglo-Saxon. Rockingham, NC. October 1, 1903. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. "Nine Are Killed". The Topeka State Journal. Topeka, KS. September 28, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. Norsk Jernbaneklubb (1994). Banedata '94 (in Norwegian). ISBN 82-90286-15-5.
  13. Railway Age Gazette (August 1, 1913) pp. 177-8.
  14. Demoro, Harre W. (1985). The Key Route: Transbay Commuting by Train and Ferry, Part 1. Interurbans Specials. Vol. 95. Glendale, California: Interurban Press. pp. 17–20. ISBN 0-916374-66-1.
  15. Northern Railways of India. "Kalka-Shimla Railway". Archived from the original on November 18, 2005. Retrieved November 8, 2005.
  16. Lynch, Peter E. (2005). New Haven Railroad passenger trains. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI Publishing Company. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7603-2288-8.
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  18. Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-707-X.
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