June 29 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on June 29.
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[edit] 19th century
- 1864 – An immigrant train travelling from Quebec City to Montreal, Quebec, falls into the Richelieu River at Beloeil, Quebec, after failing to stop for a signal at an open swing bridge, killing 99 people; this is so far the rail accident with the largest death toll in Canada.
- 1896 – The St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company (predecessor of the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway) is incorporated.
[edit] 20th century
- 1934 – The Southern Railway renames the Southern Belle passenger train (between London and Brighton, England) to Brighton Belle.
- 1947 – The Milwaukee Road inaugurates the Olympian Hiawatha passenger train between Chicago, Illinois and Tacoma, Washington. Simultaneously, the railroad revives the Columbian, operating on the same route.
- 1949 – The final day of steam locomotive service on the Monon Railroad as the Monon becomes one of the first Class I railroads in America to fully convert to diesel motive power.
