2001 in rail transport (3967 bytes)
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6: ...held for the [[Hiawatha Line]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]].
9: ...h Yorkshire]], [[England]], leaves 13 dead and 75 injured.
12: ...), is created to handle the logistics of night trains between the two systems.
16: ... [[Calais]] and [[Marseilles]] in 3 hours and 29 minutes at an average speed of 317.46 [[km/h]] (197.2...

Rail transport (15464 bytes)
1: ... of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains|WikiProject trains]]''</center>
3: [[Image:Three rail tracks 350.jpg|right|framed|Rail tracks]]
5: ...ries of individual powered or unpowered vehicles linked together).
9: {{transport}}
10: ...y greater loads per [[axle]]/wheel than in [[road transport]].

1915 in rail transport (1034 bytes)
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6: ...al railway|transcontinental]] [[Canadian Northern Railway]] at [[Basque, British Columbia]].
9: ...the result of non-standard operating practices during a shift change at a busy junction.
12: ... [[New York Central]] owns a controlling interest in the [[Nickel Plate Road]], both of which Vanderbi...
19: ...]], youngest superintendent of [[Illinois Central Railroad]] (b. [[1843]]).

1882 in rail transport (1418 bytes)
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6: ...[Cincinnati, Ohio]], on the [[Cincinnati Northern Railway]], departs for [[Dayton, Ohio]].
7: ...k on the [[Cincinnati Northern Railway]], arrives in Dayton.
10: ...the [[Cincinnati Northern Railway]] between [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], and [[Dayton, Ohio]].
13: ... between [[Buffalo, New York]], and [[Chicago, Illinois]].

1876 in rail transport (1208 bytes)
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6: ...y]] officially changes its name to [[Miami Valley Railway]].
9: ...for the [[Miami Valley Railway]] is held in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]].
10: ...a]], after travelling over the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]]'s newly completed [[Tehachapi Loop]].
13: ...ollapsed under the train. See: [[Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster]].

1881 in rail transport (1813 bytes)
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6: ...k and organized the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company (which would later become the [[Nickel...
7: ...d [[Lebanon, Ohio]], on the [[Cincinnati Northern Railway]].
10: ...d]]) purchases the [[Buffalo, Cleveland & Chicago Railway]]
13: * [[May 19]] - Tracks of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] reach [[El Paso, Texas]].

1909 in rail transport (2428 bytes)
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6: ...n of the [[Virginian Railway]] at [[Glen Lyn, Virginia]].
9: ...[April 1]] - [[Great Central Railway]] places turbine steamships on its [[Grimsby]]-[[Rotterdam]] serv...
12: ...ical Engineer]] of the [[London and North Western Railway]]; he is succeeded by [[Charles Bowen-Cooke]].
15: ...Fishguard]] terminus in [[Wales]] for boat trains in connection with the [[Cunard]] steamships on [[At...

1910 in rail transport (1588 bytes)
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6: ... than 85% of all railroad cars in an operating train must be equipped with air brakes.
9: ...on and South Western Railway]] introduces new Continental service, [[Southampton]]-[[Havre]]
12: ...cond-class rail fares (first- and third-class remain)
15: ...Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad]]) open in [[New York City]].

1913 in rail transport (1319 bytes)
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6: ...ntral Station]] opens as the world's largest [[train station]] to date.
9: ...r car]] bodies) is invented by [[Harry Brearley]] in [[Sheffield]].
12: ...ate Road]] completes its grade separation project in [[Cleveland, Ohio]].
13: ...o sell all of its stock in the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]].

1916 in rail transport (1099 bytes)
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6: ...n Sweringen]] purchase a 75% controlling interest in the [[Nickel Plate Road]] from [[William Kissam V...
9: ...truction is completed on the [[Hell Gate Bridge]] in [[New York City]].
12: ...ylvania Railroad]] adopts the motto "the Standard Railroad of the World".
14: ...PRR A5s|A5s]] [[0-4-0]] and [[PRR B6|B6sb]] switching locomotives enter service.

1865 in rail transport (1275 bytes)
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6: ...and Northwestern]] and [[Galena and Chicago Union Railroad]] merge.
9: ...Lincoln]] travels from [[Washington, DC]] to [[Illinois]].
12: ... becomes president of the [[Richmond and Danville Railroad]].
15: ... confused with the [[Union Pacific Railroad]], begins operations.

1963 in rail transport (781 bytes)
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6: ... railroad carload of lettuce is shipped from [[Salinas, California]].
9: ... - [[GE Transportation Systems|General Electric]] introduces the [[GE U25C]].
12: ... merged with the profitable [[Norfolk & Western]] Railway (N&W).
15: ... merged into the [[Southern Railway (US)|Southern Railway]].

1959 in rail transport (416 bytes)
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6: ...ailway]] is merged into the [[Norfolk and Western Railroad]].
9: ...enger service on the [[Monon]] railroad is discontinued.
10: ...Electric]] announces that it will begin manufacturing [[diesel locomotives]] on its own.

1964 in rail transport (1291 bytes)
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6: ...[Lyndon B. Johnson]] presides over the groundbreaking ceremonies for [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART)...
9: ... Canton and Youngstown]] railroads are all merged into the [[Norfolk & Western]].
10: ...Company, parent company of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]].
11: ...was nonexistent since [[Hale Holden]]'s departure in [[1939]].

1763 in rail transport (272 bytes)
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8: ... and Saint Lawrence Railroad]], the first railway into [[Canada]] (d. [[1836]]).

1848 in rail transport (608 bytes)
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6: ...ome the [[Chicago and Northwestern]] railroad, begins operation.
11: ...ion Pacific Railroad]] and the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] at the turn of the [[20th century]] (d. [[1...

1954 in rail transport (1245 bytes)
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6: ...ry]] - [[General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] introduces the [[EMD F9]].
9: ...ry]] - [[General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] introduces the [[EMD FP9]].
12: ...ay]] - [[General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] introduces the [[EMD E9]].
15: ...St. Louis Railroad]] open the new [[Radnor Yard]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].

1957 in rail transport (472 bytes)
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6: ...ases the [[Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway]] (the Omaha Road).
9: ...ne]] and [[Maine Central Railroad|Maine Central]] railroads.

1802 in rail transport (211 bytes)
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8: ...Moncure Robinson]], builder of the [[Chesterfield Railroad]] (d. [[1891]]).

1884 in rail transport (904 bytes)
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9: ...The [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] is incorporated in [[Kentucky]].
12: ...vania Railroad]] as the museum's first example of railroad technology.
17: ...rbilt]] and president of the [[New York Central]] railroad system (d. [[1970]]).
20: ... President for the [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]] (d. [[1954]]).

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