Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/October 14

1872 – Both Shinbashi (now Shiodome) and Yokohama (now Sakuragicho) stations in Japan open.
1980 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the Staggers Rail Act into law, significantly deregulating the American railroad industry.
2004 – The Canadian Transportation Safety Board issues its final report on the CN accident of May 2, 2002; the report blames the truck driver's fatigue as the cause of the accident and admonishes fire crews for less-than-optimal training in hazardous materials.

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