October 23 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on October 23.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1874 – The first trains operate on the Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad, making it the first narrow gauge railroad to operate in California.[1]
- 1880 – The California Southern Railroad is chartered to connect San Diego to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in California.[2]
[edit] 20th century
- 1917 – The Canadian Railway War Board (predecessor of the Railway Association of Canada) meets for the first time at Windsor Station, Montreal.[3][4]
- 1924 – Two trolley cars of the Hull Electric Railway in Ottawa collide head-on due to a misunderstanding in operations around track maintenance work.[5]
- 1979 – Amtrak's Dearborn, Michigan, station opens.[6]
[edit] 21st century
- 2004 – The Chūetsu earthquake, 6.8 magnitude, in Japan causes the first derailment of a Shinkansen train; the train was traveling 200 km/h (125 mph) on the Tokyo-Niigata line, but no fatalities were reported.
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[edit] References
- ^ Monterey County Historical Society (2006). The Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.
- ^ Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Omni Publications. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.
- ^ Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (2006-09-15). Retrieved on 2006-10-23.
- ^ Railway Association of Canada (2007-10-23). "Historic Anniversary for the Railway Association of Canada". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ Head on at Deschenes. Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.
- ^ Railroad History Timeline: 1970-1979. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.
