Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/July 13
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- 1836 – John Ruggles (pictured) is awarded U.S. Patent 1 for his improvements to railroad steam locomotive tires.
- 1887 – The second Tay Rail Bridge across the Firth of Tay in Scotland opens.
- 1987 – Union Pacific Railroad files with the Interstate Commerce Commission to acquire the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.
- 2005 – In the Ghotki rail crash, a passenger train stopped at the Ghotki, Pakistan, train station is hit from behind by a train that missed a signal; more than 100 fatalities are reported.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Bloomberg.com: Asia (July 13, 2005). Pakistan Triple-Train Crash Leaves 109 People Dead. Retrieved on July 13, 2005.
- ^ Xinhua. Pakistani leaders express deep sorrow over train accident. Retrieved on July 13, 2005.
- ^ Associated Press (July 13, 2005). 3 trains collide in Pakistan; 112 dead. Retrieved on July 13, 2005.
