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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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