Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/November 18
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- 1845 – Edwin Winter, president of Northern Pacific Railway in 1868 and Brooklyn Rapid Transit beginning in 1902, is born.[1]
- 1978 – The Merivale Bridge, originally designed to carry both narrow and standard gauge tracks, is officially opened, finally connecting South Brisbane Railway Station and Roma Street Railway Station and unifying the Brisbane Suburban network.
- 1996 – The Channel Tunnel fire seriously damages 200 meters (656 ft) of the tunnel's lining; the tunnel is closed until repairs can be made.
[edit] See also
- November 18 in rail transport
[edit] References
- ^ Busbey, T. Addison, editor (1906). The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America, Edition of 1906. Chicago, Illinois: Railway Age, 666.
