May 20 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on May 20.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1887 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway consolidates eight of its subsidiary railroads in California into the California Central Railway.[1]
- 1892 – The last broad gauge train runs on the Great Western Railway mainline out of London's Paddington station.
[edit] 20th century
- 1926 – The United States Railway Labor Act becomes law.
- 1963 – The Rutland Railroad, in New York and Vermont, ceases operations; the right-of-way is officially abandoned after ICC approval earlier in the year.
- 1970 – The Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) relinquishes its interest in 44-mile (72 km) Tijuana and Tecate Railway Company to Mexico's national railway, Ferrocarril Sonora Baja California, S.A. de C.V.
- 1984 – The Metrorail opens in Miami, Florida. There is free service from Dadeland South to Overtown/Arena to entice residents to ride.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- 1897 – John Ramsbottom, superintendent of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, dies (b. 1814).
- 1913 – Henry Morrison Flagler, visionary and builder of the Florida East Coast Railway, dies (b. 1830).
- 1915 – Charles Francis Adams, Jr., president of the Union Pacific Railroad 1884-1890, dies (b. 1835).
[edit] References
- ^ Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Omni Publications, P 23-24. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.
