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EVENTS

1865 – The Brockville And Ottawa Railway begins operations between Arnprior and Sand Point, Ontario , a distance of about 6 Mile s (10 Km ).

1874 – A franchise for the extension of the Spring And Sixth Street Railroad to the Southern Pacific Railroad 's Old River Station , in Los Angeles, California , is approved.

1891 – New York Central stages the record breaking run of the '' Empire State Express '' between New York City and Buffalo, New York ; the train makes the 436 Mile (702 Km ) journey in just 7 hours 6 minutes, an average speed of nearly 65 Mph (105 Km/h ).

'''; the train is pulled by CP 4-6-2 number 2213.

1996 – The York-Durham Heritage Railway begins operations on CN 's former Branch between Uxbridge and Stouffville, Ontario .

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REFERENCES

Colin Churcher's Railway Pages ( 2005 .

Colin Churcher's Railway Pages ( 2005 .

Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California, '' The street railway history of Los Angeles ''. Retrieved September 13 2005 .

Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society ( 2005 .