July 18 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 18.

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

• 1872 – The Coleford Railway is chartered to build a railroad between Wyesham and Coleford, England.
• 1892 – The Pine Bluff, Monroe and New Orleans Railroad is reorganized as the Pine Bluff and Eastern Railroad (a Cotton Belt predecessor).

[edit] 20th century

• 1910 – A passenger train travelling through dense fog hits a stationary locomotive in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, killing nine people on the moving train.
• 1995 – Indian Railways orders its first WDG-2 locomotive.
• 1998 – French SNCF signs its first codeshare agreement with United Airlines to permit air travellers to continue their trip in a TGV.

[edit] 21st century

• 2005 – Officials for New York state and New York City announce that they have selected the contractors to build a new structure for the existing Penn Station; the new station building, budgeted at $818 million, will be named Daniel Patrick Moynihan Station in honor of the late senator who worked to make the idea a reality.^[1][2]

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[edit] References

1. ^ Colford, Paul D. (July 19, 2005). New Penn Station no longer dream. New York City Daily News. Retrieved on July 20, 2005.
2. ^ New York Penn Station design moves forward. Trains NewsWire (July 19, 2005). Retrieved on July 20, 2005.