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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.
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.

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 mm (2 ft 6 in) to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).
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.

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]

^ 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. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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 * '''[[1909 in rail transport|1909]]''' &ndash; The [[Memphis, Paris and Gulf Railroad]], a predecessor of the [[Kansas City Southern Railroad]], announces the construction of a new line from [[Murfreesboro, Arkansas|Murfreesboro]] to [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]].<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://www.kcshs.org/schedule/subs/images/history/kcs_hist.htm| title=The Kansas City Southern Lines |publisher=Kansas City Southern Historical Society| journal=KCS Newsfolder| month=July| year=1950| author=Pitcher, Charles, Manager of DOT Compliance, Kansas City Southern Railway| accessdate=January 29, 2008}}</ref>
-* '''[[1930 in rail transport|1930]]''' &ndash; The [[Kururi Line]] in [[Japan]] is [[track gauge|regauged]] from {{RailGauge|762}} to {{RailGauge|1067}}.
+* '''[[1930 in rail transport|1930]]''' &ndash; The [[Kururi Line]] in [[Japan]] is [[track gauge|regauged]] from {{Track gauge|762mm}} to {{Track gauge|1067mm}}.
 * '''[[1935 in rail transport|1935]]''' &ndash; [[Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway]] discontinues all [[interurban]] operations.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dcnrhs.org/dc_rail_history.htm| title=Washington, D.C. Railroad History| publisher=Washington, D.C., Chapter National Railway Historical Society| accessdate=January 29, 2008| }}</ref>
 * '''[[1963 in rail transport|1963]]''' &ndash; The one millionth railroad carload of [[lettuce]] is shipped from [[Salinas, California]].