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EVENTS
19th Century
1856
–
Austrian Railways
inaugurates passenger service over the line between
Oraviţa
,
Transylvania
(present day
Romania
), and
Baziaş
, on the
Danube
.
20th Century
1918
– The
Malbone Street Wreck
occurs on the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
(BRT) in
New York City
when an inexperienced
Motorman
(pressed into service due to a
Strike
by the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
) drives one of the system's trains into a curve too quickly and derails the train.
1929
– The
London, Brighton And South Coast Railway
celebrates the 21st "birthday" of the ''
Southern Belle
''
Passenger Train
with ceremonies at each end of the train's route between
London
and
Brighton
.
1952
– The
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
opens its branch from
Quesnel, British Columbia
, to a nearby junction with the
Canadian National Railway
.
1960
– The
Chicago And North Western Railway
acquires the assets of the
Minneapolis And St. Louis Railway
.
21st Century
2004
–
Amtrak
discontinues the ''
Palmetto
'' south of
Savannah, Georgia
, replacing rail service to several towns in western
Central Florida
with
Thruway Motorcoach
bus service. The ''
Pennsylvanian
'' west of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
is also discontinued, with the rest merged into the ''
Keystone Service
'' and ''
Three Rivers
'' lines.
2005
–
Fred Green
succeeds
Robert J. Ritchie
as president of
Canadian Pacific Railway
; Ritchie continues as CEO of the railroad.
BIRTHS
DEATHS
1856
–
John Urpeth Rastrick
,
English
Steam Locomotive
builder and partner in
Foster, Rastrick And Company
(b.
1780
).
REFERENCES
Canadian Pacific Railway (
2005
.