Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/July 29
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July 29
- 1797 – Daniel Drew, board member and financier of the Erie Railroad, is born (d. 1879).
- 1801 – George Bradshaw (pictured), English cartographer, printer and publisher and the originator of the railway timetable, is born (d. 1853).
- 1870 – Henry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway 1909–1923 and of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1925–1931, is born (d. 1938).
- 1893 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway opens La Grande Station in Los Angeles, California.[1]
[edit] See also
- July 29 in rail transport
[edit] References
- ^ Brehm, Qathryn. Los Angeles Downtown Arts District: History. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
