Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/October 26
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- 1863 – The first rails are laid for construction of the Central Pacific Railroad in California.[1]
- 1948 – The American Freedom Train (pictured), carrying the original versions of the United States Constitution, Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, makes its final public display in Havre de Grace, Maryland, before the official end of tour.
- 1977 – Locomotive number 043 903 pulls the last regularly scheduled mainline train on German tracks to be hauled by a steam locomotive.[2]
- 1984 – The first Board of Directors of the newly formed Alaska Railroad, chaired by James Campbell, is appointed by Governor Bill Sheffield, and Frank Turpin is appointed company president.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ Robertson, Donald B., and Cornell, Wayne, ed. (1998). Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History. Retrieved on 2006-10-26.
- ^ Translated from Portal:Bahn/Jahrestage/26.10. (Deutsch). Retrieved on 2006-10-26.
- ^ Alaska Railroad. The Alaska Railroad History. Retrieved on 2006-10-26.
