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* '''[[1854 in rail transport|1854]]''' – The first trains operate in what is now [[Romania]] between [[Oraviţa]], [[Transylvania]], and [[Baziaş]], on the [[Danube]]. |
* '''[[1854 in rail transport|1854]]''' – The first trains operate in what is now [[Romania]] between [[Oraviţa]], [[Transylvania]], and [[Baziaş]], on the [[Danube]]. |
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* '''[[1868 in rail transport|1868]]''' – The [[Abergele train disaster]], the first major [[list of rail accidents|railway disaster]] in [[Great Britain|Britain]], occurs when a train uncouples and runs away down a steep incline; railroads install [[catchpoints]] to prevent such a disaster in the future. |
* '''[[1868 in rail transport|1868]]''' – The [[Abergele train disaster]], the first major [[list of rail accidents|railway disaster]] in [[Great Britain|Britain]], occurs when a train uncouples and runs away down a steep incline; railroads install [[catchpoints]] to prevent such a disaster in the future. |
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* '''[[1869 in rail transport|1869]]''' – An ''Irish Mail'' [[passenger train]] collides with cargo trucks loaded with [[paraffin]] leaving 33 dead. |
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* '''[[1963 in rail transport|1963]]''' – The one millionth railroad carload of [[lettuce]] is shipped from [[Salinas, California]]. |
* '''[[1963 in rail transport|1963]]''' – The one millionth railroad carload of [[lettuce]] is shipped from [[Salinas, California]]. |
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* '''[[1979 in rail transport|1979]]''' – [[San Diego, California|San Diego]]'s [[Metropolitan Transit Development Board]] (MTDB) purchases the [[San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway]] Company in restored condition for [[United States dollar|$]]18.1 million. |
* '''[[1979 in rail transport|1979]]''' – [[San Diego, California|San Diego]]'s [[Metropolitan Transit Development Board]] (MTDB) purchases the [[San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway]] Company in restored condition for [[United States dollar|$]]18.1 million. |
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 20.
Events
- 1854 – The first trains operate in what is now Romania between Oraviţa, Transylvania, and Baziaş, on the Danube.
- 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.
- 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.