October 30 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on October 30.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] 19th century

• 1868 – Ground is broken in Topeka, Kansas, on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.

[edit] 20th century

• 1970 – United States President Richard Nixon signs into law a bill that creates Amtrak to take over the burden of passenger train operations in America.
• 1972 – The driver of a fast train does not notice a stop signal due to heavy fog and collides with another train in Schweinsburg-Culten, East Germany. 22 die and 70 are injured.
• 1983 – Amtrak launches a rebranded, thrice-weekly Auto Train using much of the same equipment and the same route as the train operated by Auto-Train Corporation.

[edit] Births

• 1828 – Horatio G. Brooks, founder of Brooks Locomotive Works, is born (d. 1887).
• 1881 – Charles E. Johnston, president of Kansas City Southern Railway 1928-1938, is born (d. 1951).

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[edit] References