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19th century

1899 – The New York Central railroad leases the Boston And Albany Railroad .

20th century

1919 – The "golden spike" is driven and construction of the San Diego And Arizona Railway is completed at a cost of $ 18 million.

1982 – The Joetsu Shinkansen opens for service between Tokyo and Niigata .

21st century

2001 – Two Canadian National Railway trains collide head-on in Andersonville, Michigan (northwest of Detroit ).

BIRTHS

DEATHS

1989 – William N. Deramus III , president of Chicago Great Western Railway 1949-1957, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad 1957-1961, Kansas City Southern Railway 1961-1973, dies (b. 1915).

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