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EVENTS
1851
–
Pennsylvania Railroad
opens sections of its line from
Lockport
,
Pennsylvania
, to
Beatty
(west of
Latrobe
) and from
Pittsburgh
to
Brinton
.
1908
– The
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
's 2,775
Ft
(846
M
) long
Battle River
bridge, standing 195 ft (60 m) above the river, is completed.
1929
–
Ottawa Electric Railway
discontinues
Streetcar
service between Carling Avenue and the Experimental Farm.
1998
– The
Surface Transportation Board
gives preliminary approval to
Dakota, Minnesota And Eastern Railroad
's application to build into the
Powder River Basin
, pending completion of an Environmental Impact Statement.
BIRTHS
1795
–
Matthias W. Baldwin
,
American
Steam Locomotive
manufacturer and founder of
Baldwin Locomotive Works
, is born (d. 1866).
1915
–
William N. Deramus III
, president of
Chicago Great Western Railway
1949-1957,
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
1957-1961,
Kansas City Southern Railway
1961-1973, is born (d. 1989).
DEATHS
1923
–
Thomas George Shaughnessy
, president of
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
1899-1918, dies (b. 1853).
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