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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1923.

Events

January

January - The Canadian National Railway absorbs the Grand Trunk Railway and spins off the portion of the Grand Trunk within the United States to form the Grand Trunk Western Railroad; CN operates GTW as a subsidiary railroad.

July

July 15 - United States President Warren G. Harding drives the golden spike on the Alaska Railroad.

Unknown date

The Interstate Commerce Commission allows the Southern Pacific Railroad's control of the Central Pacific Railroad to continue, ruling that the control is in the public's interest.
George Hughes succeeds Henry Fowler as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

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1923 in rail transport