July 14 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 14.

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

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[edit] 19th century

• 1831 – The John Bull, the oldest surviving operable steam locomotive, departs Liverpool aboard the steamship Allegheny bound for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• 1877 – Workers on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad walk off their jobs in an act that is seen as the start of the great railroad strike of 1877.^[1]
• 1887 – The second Tay Rail Bridge across the Firth of Tay in Scotland opens.

[edit] 20th century

• 1908 – Shinpei Goto steps down as president of the South Manchuria Railway.
• 1911 – The Santa Maria Valley Railway is incorporated in Los Angeles, California.
• 1921 – In an effort to consolidate maintenance and simplify operations, Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian Northern Ontario Railway open a 0.35 miles (1 km) connection in Lyn, Ontario.^[2]
• 1943 – Canadian National Railway opens Central Station in Montreal.^[3]
• 1959 – Pennsylvania Railroad operates its last steam locomotive hauled train in regular service.^[1]
• 2000 – The United States Surface Transportation Board's temporary moratorium on railroad mergers is upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; the ruling contributes to the failure of the proposed BNSF/CN merger.^[4]

[edit] 21st century

• 2004 – Canadian National Railway completes its purchase of BC Rail.
• 2005 – Russian military civil engineers test a new pontoon bridge for railroad use across the Volga River.^[5]
• 2006 – The New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter train begins service in the Albuquerque metro area.

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[edit] Deaths

• 1986 – Raymond Loewy, industrial designer who worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad designing the shape of equipment such as the GG1 (b. 1893).

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). This Month in Railroad History - July. Retrieved on 2006-07-14.
2. ^ Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (10 June 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-14.
3. ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2006-03-17). Retrieved on 2006-07-14.
4. ^ Green, Timothy C. (2004). Train Scan August 2000. Retrieved on July 12, 2005.
5. ^ RIA Novosti (July 14, 2005). Russian military tests new railroad pontoon bridge. Retrieved on July 14, 2005.