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19th century

1893 – The Toronto And Mimico Creek Railway , purchased by William Mackenzie on July 1 , is extended to Mimico Creek .

20th century

1911 – Six construction workers die in an accident while working on the Western Maryland Railway 's Salisbury Viaduct .

1918 – The Denver And Interurban Railroad , in Colorado ceases all operations; passenger service is replaced with Bus es.

1951 – Charles E. Johnston , president of Kansas City Southern Railway 1928 - 1938 , dies (b. 1881 ).

BIRTHS

1869 – Kálmán Kandó , Hungarian engineer who designed the world's first AC traction electric railway in Italy in 1902, is born (d. 1931 ).

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