October 10 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on October 10.

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

• 1852 – The first revenue train operates over the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, an early predecessor of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, pulled by a 4-4-0 steam locomotive named Rocket.^[1]
• 1872 – Shimbashi Teishajō, the original terminus of Japan's first railway, opens.
• 1882 – The first dining car in Europe is operated by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits on a train between Paris and Vienna.

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[edit] 21st century

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[edit] Deaths

• 1919 – Anatole Mallet, inventor of the mallet locomotive type, dies (b. 1837).

[edit] References

1. ^ Rock Island Railroad (reprinted by the Rock Island Technical Soceity) (c. 1970). A Brief Historical Overview of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad. Yard Clerical Manual. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.