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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.
1869
– An ''Irish Mail''
Passenger Train
collides with cargo trucks loaded with
Paraffin
leaving 33 dead.
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.
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