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EVENTS
19th century
1892
– The first ''
California Limited
''
Passenger Train
on the
Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railway
arrives in
Chicago, Illinois
, after a round trip to
Los Angeles, California
.
1895
–
Hatori Station
, in
Japan
, opens.
20th century
1909
– The
London, Brighton And South Coast Railway
inauguates
Britain
's first rail electrification scheme in South
London
.
1919
– The first
Passenger Train
of the
San Diego & Arizona Railway
"arrives" in
San Diego
from
El Centro, California
, for the official line opening ceremony.
1939
– The
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
inaugurates the ''
Champion
''
Passenger Train
between
New York, New York
, and
Miami, Florida
.
1959
– The
Virginian Railway
is merged into the
Norfolk And Western Railroad
.
1989
– The
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
is merged into the
Missouri Pacific Railroad
.
1990
– Construction crews on the
Channel Tunnel
from both
England
and
France
break through the last amount of rock separating the two tunnels, forming the first land link between the two countries.
1996
–
Norges Statsbaner
, the national railway of
Norway
, is created by the
Norwegian National Rail Administration
.
BIRTHS
1826
–
William Mahone
,
American
Civil Engineer
and
Confederate Army
Major General
who built the
Norfolk And Petersburg Railroad
, a predecessor of the
Norfolk And Western
.
DEATHS
1938
–
David Blyth Hanna
, first president of
Canadian National Railway
(b.
1858
).
2004
–
Jack Anderson
,
Chief Mechanical Engineer
for and co-owner of the
Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad
, and
Chief Mechanical Engineer
for the
Nevada Northern Railway Museum
(b.
1953
).
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