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* '''[[1904 in rail transport|1904]]''' – The first underground line of the [[New York City Subway]] opens; the system is now the largest in the [[United States]], and one of the largest in the world. |
* '''[[1904 in rail transport|1904]]''' – The first underground line of the [[New York City Subway]] opens; the system is now the largest in the [[United States]], and one of the largest in the world. |
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* '''[[1907 in rail transport|1907]]''' – [[Union Station (Washington, D.C.)|Union Station]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], opens. |
* '''[[1907 in rail transport|1907]]''' – [[Union Station (Washington, D.C.)|Union Station]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], opens. |
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* '''[[1996 in rail transport|1996]]''' – [[Soo Line 1003]], a [[2-8-2]] [[steam locomotive]] built by [[American Locomotive Company|ALCO]] in 1913, operates under its own power for the first time after its restoration.<ref>{{cite journal| author=Gilchinski, Steve|date=February 1997| title=Soo Line 2-8-2 back in steam| journal=Trains magazine| volume=57| issue=2| pages=. 24–25| id=| url= |
* '''[[1996 in rail transport|1996]]''' – [[Soo Line 1003]], a [[2-8-2]] [[steam locomotive]] built by [[American Locomotive Company|ALCO]] in 1913, operates under its own power for the first time after its restoration.<ref>{{cite journal| author=Gilchinski, Steve|date=February 1997| title=Soo Line 2-8-2 back in steam| journal=Trains magazine| volume=57| issue=2| pages=. 24–25| id=| url= }}</ref> |
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=== 21st century === |
=== 21st century === |
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 14 November 2021
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on October 27.
Events
20th century
- 1904 – The first underground line of the New York City Subway opens; the system is now the largest in the United States, and one of the largest in the world.
- 1907 – Union Station in Washington, D.C., opens.
- 1996 – Soo Line 1003, a 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by ALCO in 1913, operates under its own power for the first time after its restoration.[1]
21st century
- 2003 – The fleet of Siemens trains is returned to M>Train (Melbourne, Australia) service, some minus livery.
- 2004 – The North American rail labor union Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes votes to merge with the Teamsters.
Births
- 1819 – Henry B. Plant, president of the Plant System of railroads (d. 1899).
Deaths
- 1945 – George Hughes, Chief Mechanical Engineer for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1904-1922, the London and North Western Railway 1922-1923 and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1925-1931, dies (b. 1865).
References
- ^ Gilchinski, Steve (February 1997). "Soo Line 2-8-2 back in steam". Trains magazine. 57 (2): . 24–25.