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August 16

• 1890 - C. P. Couch, president of Kansas City Southern Railway 1939-1941, is born (d. 1955).
• 1918 - Grand Trunk Railway's freight sheds in Ottawa are destroyed by fire; the loss is estimated at $85,000.
• 1984 – The first full revenue Chicago and North Western Railway coal train leaves the Powder River Basin with a load from the North Antelope Mine.^[1]
• 2001 - After a complete restoration, Canadian Pacific 2816, a 4-6-4 steam locomotive, operates under its own power for the first time in nearly 40 years.

[edit] See also

• August 16 in rail transport

[edit] References

1. ^ Feurer, Keith (Summer 2004). "Look who came out on top". North Western Lines (Chicago and North Western Railway Historical Society) 32 (1): 16-39. ISSN 0279-5000.