January 2 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on January 2.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1854 – Opening of the Newport, Abergavenny & Hereford Railway.
- 1882 – Building northward from San Diego, California Southern Railroad tracks reach Fallbrook, California.[1]
- 1893 – Introduction by Webb C. Ball of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America. See Railroad chronometers
[edit] 20th century
[edit] 21st century
- 2002 – The Iowa Interstate Railroad operates its first unit coal train over the former Milwaukee Road mainline through Amana, Iowa.
[edit] Births
- 1826 – Algernon S. Buford, president of the Richmond and Danville Railroad (d. 1911).
- 1836 – Fred T. Perris, Chief Engineer of the California Southern Railroad (d. 1916).[2][3]
- 1830 – Henry Morrison Flagler, visionary and builder of the Florida East Coast Railway (d. 1913).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- ^ Duke, Donald, and Kistler, Stan (1963). Santa Fe ...Steel Rails Through California. San Marino, California: Golden West Books, p 27. ISBN 0-87095-009-6.
- ^ Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Omni Publications, pp 18-24. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.
- ^ City of Perris, California. A Brief History of the Perris Valley. Retrieved on 2006-07-09.
