May 31 in rail transport

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on May 31.

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

[edit] Events

[edit] 19th century

• 1847 – The first railway connection between Rotterdam and The Hague opens.
• 1879 – The first electric railway opens at the Berlin Trades Exposition.
• 1887 – The first Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway train over the newly constructed San Bernardino and Los Angeles Railroad line arrives in Los Angeles.^[1]

[edit] 20th century

[edit] 21st century

• 2004 – A fire erupts in one of the Seattle Center Monorail trains; of the 150 passengers aboard at the time, only 5 required treatment for minor injuries and no deaths occurred.

[edit] Births

• 1767 – Edward Pease, first owner of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is born (d. 1858).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

1. ^ Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Omni Publications, p 23-24. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.