July 19 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 19.

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

• 1877 – The New York and Manhattan Beach Railway (a predecessor of the Long Island Rail Road) opens.
• 1885 – The Zanesville and Ohio River Railway enters receivership.
• 1900 – The first section of the Paris Métro opens.

[edit] 20th century

• 1967 – The New York City Subway introduces its first air conditioned passenger car.
• 1968 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's Texas Chief passenger train discontinues station stops at Dallas, Texas.
• 1987 – New short line railroad Red River Valley and Western Railroad begins operations over 667 miles (1,073.4 km) of former BN tracks in North Dakota.

[edit] 21st century

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[edit] References

• The New York and Manhattan Beach Railway. Retrieved July 18, 2005.
• (1902), Ohio Railway Report. Retrieved July 18, 2005.
• Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), This Month in Railroad History: July. Retrieved July 18, 2005.