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EVENTS

1831 – The '' John Bull '', the oldest surviving operable Steam Locomotive , departs Liverpool aboard the Steamship ''Allegheny'' bound for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .

1887 – The second Tay Rail Bridge across the Firth Of Tay in Scotland opens.

2000 – The United States Surface Transportation Board 's temporary moratorium on railroad mergers is upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; the ruling contributes to the failure of the proposed BNSF / CN merger.

2004 – Canadian National Railway completes its purchase of BC Rail .

2005 – Russia n military Civil Engineer s test a new Pontoon Bridge for railroad use across the Volga River . (RIA Novosti)

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1986 – Raymond Loewy , Industrial Designer who worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad designing the shape of equipment such as the GG1 (b. 1893 ).

REFERENCES

Green, Timothy C. ( 2005 .

RIA Novosti ( 2005 .