# 1925 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1925.

## Events
### January events

* January 1 – Government of India takes over East Indian Railway Company.

### February events

* February 3 – Great Indian Peninsular Railway inaugurates first section of Bombay suburban electrification out of Victoria Terminus.
* February 16 – A new suspension bridge opens over Niagara Falls, replacing the previous span built in 1855.
* February 28 – The Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad enters receivership.

### March events

* March 14 – Groundbreaking ceremonies for construction of the Independent Subway System's Eighth Avenue Line are held at 123rd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.
* March 24 – The Gyokunan Electric Railway in Japan opens.

### April events

* April 24 – The first section of the Itsukaichi Railway opens between Haijima and Itsukaichi stations in Japan.

### June events

* June 23 – The Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad is incorporated and purchases the assets of the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railroad.

### July events

* July 1 – Government of India takes over Great Indian Peninsula Railway.
* July 5 – Samuel Insull begins serving as president of Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad with the introduction of major reconstruction projects for the railroad.
* July 10 – Tobu Tojo Line, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, to Yorii route officially completed in Japan.
* July 17 – Japanese Government Railways introduce automatic couplers in a 24-hour changeover.

### September events

* September 8 – Hull Electric Railway discontinues through service to Queen's Park, Toronto: passengers must now transfer to trains running from Aylmer.
* September 27 – The Ginza Line, the oldest subway line in Asia, begins construction in Tokyo, Japan between Asakusa and Ueno.

### October events

* October – Sir Henry Fowler succeeds George Hughes as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
* October 22 – Central Railroad of New Jersey 1000, the first commercial diesel-electric locomotive, enters service at the Bronx Terminal Yard.

### November events

* November 1 – Japan's Yamanote Line, which becomes one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter lines, opens.
* November 4 – Opening of Khyber Pass Railway, from Peshawar to Landi Kotal.
* November 21 – Seaboard Air Line introduces the “Orange Blossom Special”.

### December events

* December 15 – Long Island Rail Road 401, the first diesel-electric locomotive used in mainline service, is demonstrated for the first time.

### Unknown date events

* Rebuilding of Berlin Friedrichstraße station in Germany is completed.
* Henry deForest succeeds Julius Kruttschnitt as chairman of the executive committee for the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
* Lima Locomotive Works builds the first 2-8-4 steam locomotives, their first "Super Power" types, for the Boston and Albany Railroad's routes through The Berkshires; also, the first production 2-10-4s, for the Texas and Pacific Railway.
* Electro-Motive Engineering changes its name to Electro-Motive Corporation (a company that would later become General Motors Electro-Motive Division).
* William W. Atterbury becomes president of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
* American Car and Foundry acquires Fageol and Hall-Scott.
* The New York Central Railroad establishes a new subsidiary, the Eastern Refrigerator Despatch. Operation of the ERD, along with its 2,100 reefers, is quickly absorbed by Merchants Despatch.

## Births
### Unknown date births

* H. Reid, prominent railroad photographer and historian (died 1992).