April 25 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on April 25.
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[edit] 19th century
- 1831 – Matthias W. Baldwin displays a model steam locomotive at the Philadelphia City Museum a year before building his first full-size locomotive for a working railroad.
- 1831 – The New York and Harlem Railroad is incorporated.
[edit] 20th century
- 1937 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue passenger train is re-equipped with cars rebuilt in the B&O's company shops.
- 1946 – The Exposition Flyer, travelling at 80 mph (130 km/h), runs into a stationary train in Naperville, Illinois, killing 45 and injuring 36.
- 1983 – Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad discontinues independent intercity passenger train service with the final run of the Rio Grande Zephyr.
- 1997 – Construction begins on Phase II of Manchester Metrolink in Manchester, England.
[edit] 21st century
- 2004 – Amtrak discontinues the Chicago-Toronto International.
- 2005 – A JR West commuter train derails and strikes an apartment building in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, killing 106 and injuring more than 460 others; see Amagasaki rail crash.