Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/March 28
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- 1835 – Matthias N. Forney, American steam locomotive manufacturer, is born (d. 1908).
- 1904 – The Manila and Southwestern Railroad, a predecessor of the Cotton Belt Railroad, is incorporated to build a railroad connection between Herman (where it would connect to the Frisco) and Lunsford, Arkansas.[1]
- 1955 – France sets a new world rail speed record of 331 km/h (206 mph), but the track is severely damaged in the process.
- 1996 – The Mucha line of Taipei Mass Rapid Transit, the first subway line of Taiwan, opens.
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- ^ Beck, Wayne. The History of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway. Cotton Belt News (1957). Retrieved on March 28, 2006.
