July 10 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 10.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1880 – The California Southern Railroad is organized to build a rail connection between San Diego and a connection with the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in California.[1]
- 1893 – The Toronto and Mimico Creek Railway, purchased by William Mackenzie on July 1, is extended to Mimico Creek.
[edit] 20th century
- 1911 – Six construction workers die in an accident while working on the Western Maryland Railway's Salisbury Viaduct.
- 1918 – The Denver and Interurban Railroad, in Colorado ceases all operations; passenger service is replaced with buses.
[edit] Births
- 1869 – Kálmán Kandó, Hungarian engineer who designed the world's first AC traction electric railway in Italy in 1902, is born (d. 1931).
[edit] Deaths
- 1951 – Charles E. Johnston, president of Kansas City Southern Railway 1928-1938, dies (b. 1881).
[edit] References
- ^ Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Omni Publications. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.
