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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on January 17.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1881 – Regular train service over the Prince of Wales Bridge on the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway begins.[1]
- 1898 – Regular operations begins on the Randsburg Railway with two daily round trips between Kramer and Johannesburg, California.[2]
20th century edit
- 1906 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway fully acquires its subsidiary Southern California Railway.[3][4]
- 1965 – Riverview station, in Waltham, Massachusetts, on the Boston and Maine Railroad closes.
21st century edit
- 2001 – Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for the Hiawatha Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- 2005 – Two Bangkok Metro trains collide, injuring nearly 200 people.
Births edit
Deaths edit
References edit
- ^ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. January 8, 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
- ^ "Randsburg Railway history". Retrieved January 17, 2006.
- ^ Duke, Donald & Kistler, Stan (1963). Santa Fe ...Steel Rails Through California. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. pp. 45–46. ISBN 0-87095-009-6.
- ^ Serpico, Philip C. (1988). Santa Fé Route to the Pacific. Palmdale, California: Omni Publications. p. 34. ISBN 0-88418-000-X.