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EVENTS
19th century
1835
– The
Baltimore And Ohio Railroad
opens its line between
Baltimore, Maryland
, and
Washington, DC
.
1837
–
Queen Marie Amélie
and
King Louis-Philippe
officially open the
Paris
-
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
railway line.
1882
– The
Lake Shore And Michigan Southern Railroad
leases the 97
Mile
(156
Km
) long
Fort Wayne, Jackson And Saginaw Railroad
.
20th century
1916
– After a
Bankruptcy
, the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad is reorganized as the
St. Louis - San Francisco Railway
(often called the "Frisco").
1945
– The
Yosemite Valley Railroad
, which had operated between
Merced, California
, and
Yosemite National Park
, runs its last trains.
1946
– The
Boston And Maine Railroad
replaces
Electric Locomotive
operation through the
Hoosac Tunnel
with
Diesel Locomotive
s.
BIRTHS
1816
–
Daniel Gooch
,
Chief Mechanical Engineer
of the
Great Western Railway
in
England
, is born (d.
1889
).
DEATHS
REFERENCES
(
2005
.
Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society (
2005
.