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EVENTS

19th century

1869 – Central Pacific Railroad completes construction of the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in North America at Promontory, Utah , milepost 690 from the start of construction in California .¹

20th century

1970 – Canadian Pacific Railway operates its first Unit Train of Coal destined for Japan ese markets from Sparwood, British Columbia .²

1971 – On the eve of Amtrak 's assumption of American passenger train operations, the United States Post Office Department cancels all but one of the eight remaining Railway Mail Service routes; the final route served Washington, D.C. , to New York City .³

1972 – British Rail suspends operation of the '' Brighton Belle '' Passenger Train between London and Brighton , England .

1983 – Washington Metro 's Charles R. Fenwick Bridge spanning the Potomac River opens.⁴

1985 – Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway assume joint operations of southern Ontario 's Canada Southern Railway line.

21st century

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