August 8 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 8.
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[edit] 19th century
- 1829 – The Stourbridge Lion (pictured), the first steam locomotive delivered to the Delaware and Hudson Railway, operates for the first time in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
- 1837 – Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij, the first railway company in the Netherlands, is founded.
- 1899 – Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) predecessor Atlantic Coast Line Railroad of South Carolina acquired from the Central of Georgia Railroad its half-interest in the lease of the Georgia Railroad; the ACL now had direct access to Atlanta, Georgia.
[edit] 20th century
- 1942 – The Mumbai Rajdhani passenger train, one of many Rajdhani Express trains, is inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in Mumbai, India.
- 1950 – Illinois Central Railroad retires the Green Diamond passenger trainset from active service; the trainset will soon be scrapped.
