August 25 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 25.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 1.3 21st century 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] 19th century

• 1829 – Tom Thumb, the first American-built steam locomotive used on a common carrier railroad, is operated in a race against a horsecar.^[1]
• 1835 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad opens the Washington Branch to connect the railroad to Washington, D.C..^[2]
• 1860 – England's Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII, presides over the opening ceremonies for the Victoria Bridge in Montreal, Canada.

[edit] 20th century

• 1904 – The New Long Railroad Bridge across the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., opens.^[2]
• 1927 – Detroit and Mackinac Railway officially abandons the section from Au Sable River Jct. to Comins and the Curran Branch between Hardy and Beavers.^[3]
• 1943 – Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad operates its last regular narrow gauge train on the section between Leadville and Climax.^[1]
• 1970 – Mobile and Gulf Railroad operates the last regularly-scheduled steam locomotive-powered train on a common carrier railroad in North America.^[1]

[edit] 21st century

[edit] Births

• 1840 – George C. Magoun, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in the late 1880s, is born (d. 1893).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). This Month in Railroad History: August. Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
2. ^ ^{a b} Washington D.C. Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. Washington, D.C. Railroad History. Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
3. ^ RRHX - Railroad History Timeline: 1920s. Retrieved on 2006-08-25.