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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 20.
Events
19th century
- 1854 – The first trains operate in what is now Romania between Oraviţa, Transylvania, and Baziaş, on the Danube.
- 1857 – The European and North American Railway in New Brunswick, Canada, opens between Shediac and Moncton.[1]
- 1868 – The Abergele train disaster, the first major railway disaster in Britain, occurs when a train uncouples and runs away down a steep incline; railroads install catchpoints to prevent such a disaster in the future.
20th century
- 1909 – The Memphis, Paris and Gulf Railroad, a predecessor of the Kansas City Southern Railroad, announces the construction of a new line from Murfreesboro to Hot Springs, Arkansas.[2]
- 1930 – The Kururi Line in Japan is regauged from 762 to 1067.
- 1935 – Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway discontinues all interurban operations.[3]
- 1963 – The one millionth railroad carload of lettuce is shipped from Salinas, California.
- 1979 – San Diego's Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) purchases the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Company in restored condition for $18.1 million.
21st century
Births
- 1855 – Ira G. Rawn, vice president of operations for Illinois Central Railroad 1907-1909; president of Monon Railroad 1909-1910, is born (d. 1910).[4]
Deaths
- 2010 – Charles S. Roberts, American railroad historian, dies (b. 1930).
References
- ^ Clowes, Art (January 1999). "Eastern New Brunswick's Railway History". The Railways of Canada Archives. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Pitcher, Charles, Manager of DOT Compliance, Kansas City Southern Railway (1950). "The Kansas City Southern Lines". KCS Newsfolder. Kansas City Southern Historical Society. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Washington, D.C. Railroad History". Washington, D.C., Chapter National Railway Historical Society. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "I. G. Rawn Shot Dead; Suicide Suspected". New York Times. July 21, 1910. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
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