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EVENTS
1896
– The
Glasgow Subway
, the third oldest
Metro
system in the world, begins operations in
Glasgow
,
Scotland
.
1906
–
John D. Spreckels
announces he will form the
San Diego And Arizona Railway
Company and build a 148-
Mile
(238
Km
) line between
San Diego
and
El Centro, California
. Spreckels has an agreement with the
Southern Pacific Railroad
to silently fund the project.
1953
–
Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railway
discontinues extra-fare charges on the ''
El Capitan
''
Passenger Train
between
Chicago, Illinois
, and
Los Angeles, California
.
BIRTHS
1794
–
Erastus Corning
, who established railroads in
New York
and was instrumental in the formation of
New York Central
, is born (d.
1872
).
DEATHS
1871
–
George Hudson
,
English
railway financier, dies (b.
1800
).
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