July 15 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 15.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 1.3 21st century 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] 19th century

• 1894 – Central Pacific Railroad scraps El Gobernador, at the time the largest locomotive in the world.^[1]

[edit] 20th century

• 1918 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway opens a new station in San Bernardino, California, to replace the former California Southern Railroad station that was destroyed by fire in 1916.^[2]
• 1923 – United States President Warren G. Harding drives the golden spike on the Alaska Railroad.
• 1933 – The Atlantic City Railroad changes its name to Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines.
• 1936 – The New York Central introduces the Mercury passenger train between Detroit, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio.

[edit] 21st century

• 2004 – Dennis H. Miller is promoted to president of the Iowa Interstate Railroad.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• 1976 - William C. Coleman, president of Monon Railroad, (b. 1901).^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Diebert, Timothy S. and Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.
2. ^ San Bernardino Associated Governments (2004). A Brief History of the Santa Fe Depot. Retrieved on 2006-07-17.
3. ^ (August 9, 1976) "Obituary". Railway Age 177 (14): p 43.