Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/August 12
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- 1848 – George Stephenson (pictured), English steam locomotive builder, dies (b. 1781).
- 1872 – The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, building westward from Newton, Kansas, reaches Larned.
- 1888 – Santa Fe Railroad subsidiary companies complete construction of the final link in what has come to be known as the Surf Line connecting Los Angeles and San Diego.[1]
- 2005 – E. Spencer Miller, president of Maine Central Railroad 1952-1978, dies.
[edit] See also
- August 12 in rail transport
[edit] References
- ^ Duke, Donald, and Kistler, Stan (1963). Santa Fe ...Steel Rails Through California. San Marino, California: Golden West Books, p 43. ISBN 87095-009-6.
