Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/February 25

1834 – The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad is formed to connect cities in Virginia.
1843 – The Grand Duke of Hesse and Grand Duke of Baden in present day Germany agree to construct the Main-Neckar-Eisenbahn (pictured) from Heidelberg to a connection with the state railway in Baden.
1851 – The first passenger train on the Milwaukee Road operates over what is then known as the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad between Milwaukee, and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
2005 – Bombardier is awarded a contract to build 361 passenger cars for a new Chinese rail line to Lhasa, Tibet; due to the destination's altitude the cars will include special UV-filtering glass and a unique oxygen enriching system.

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