Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/March 28/More

This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on March 28.

Events edit

1838 – Jean-Claude-Républicain Arnoux applies for a patent for his train articulation system that will come to be known as the Arnoux system.
1883 – Construction begins on the Gare d'Oyonnax in France.

1904 – The Manila and Southwestern Railroad, a predecessor of the Cotton Belt Railroad, is incorporated to build a railroad connection between Herman (where it would connect to the Frisco) and Lunsford, Arkansas.^[1]
1955 – France sets a new world rail speed record of 331 km/h (206 mph), but the track is severely damaged in the process.
1977 – The United States Interstate Commerce Commission approves Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad's petition to end passenger service.^[2]
1980 – Southern Pacific Railroad operates the last train on the former St. Louis–San Francisco Railway line between Amarillo and Tucumcari.^[3]
1994
- The Expo Line on Vancouver's SkyTrain is extended from Scott Road station to King George station.^[4]
- Docklands Light Railway in London opens the extension from Poplar to Canning Town station.
1996
- The Muzha Line of Taipei Rapid Transit System, the first subway line of Taiwan, opens.
- Freight services between Higashi-Yokoze freight terminal and Shin-Akitsu on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line in Japan are discontinued.

1835 – Matthias N. Forney, American steam locomotive manufacturer, is born (d. 1908).

^ Beck, Wayne. "The History of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway". Cotton Belt News (1957). Retrieved March 28, 2006.
^ "South Shore Railroad history". Chicago Post-Tribune. 2008-06-29. Retrieved June 30, 2008.
^ Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society. "This month in railroad history: March". Retrieved March 28, 2006.
^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. Retrieved March 28, 2006.