May 19 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on May 19.
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- 1881 – Tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad, building eastward from Los Angeles, California, reach El Paso, Texas.
- 1937 – The New York, Ontario and Western Railway files for bankruptcy.
- 2005 – A fully loaded passenger train collides with a stopped freight train in Lampung, Indonesia; initial reports indicate at least seven fatalities and hundreds more injured.
- 2005 – Bombardier is awarded a contract to build a new automated people mover system for Beijing Capital International Airport in China. On completion, the system will be Bombardier's first system in China. [1] [2]
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[edit] Deaths
- 1909 – Henry H. Rogers, American financier who helped finance and build the Virginian Railway (b. 1840).
[edit] References
- Bombardier (May 19, 2005), Bombardier Awarded A Contract For An Automated People Mover System In China In Time For The 2008 Olympic Games In Beijing. Retrieved June 28, 2005.
- RailStaff (June 27, 2005), Chinese Wins for Bombardier. Retrieved June 28, 2005.
