July 23 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 23.
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- 1884 – The Iron Railroad in Ohio is reincorporated as the Iron Railway.
- 1899 – After successfully lobbying for a change in Canadian Federal regulations and a new city by-law to allow the service, the Ottawa Electric Railway begins Sunday operations.
- 1984 – The Dublin Area Rapid Transit opens, serving Dublin with an electrified rapid transit service for commuters. The original route was from Howth to Bray.
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[edit] Deaths
- 1883 – Ginery Twichell, president of the Boston and Worcester Railroad beginning in 1857, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1870–1873 (b. 1811).
- 1909 – Ernest F. Cambier, Belgian colonial pioneer who established the first Congo railway (b. 1844).
[edit] References
- Brainymedia.com (2005), July 23 Deaths in History. Retrieved July 19, 2005.
- Morris, J. C. (1902), Ohio Railway Report. Retrieved July 19, 2005.
- (December 3, 2004), Significant dates in Ottawa/Hull street and light railway history. Retrieved July 19, 2005.
- Waters, Lawrence L. (1950). Steel Trails to Santa Fe. University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas. p 43-44.
