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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 20.

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1854 – The first trains operate in what is now Romania between Oraviţa, Transylvania, and Baziaş, on the Danube.
1857 – The European and North American Railway in New Brunswick, Canada, opens between Shediac and Moncton.^[1]
1868 – The Abergele train disaster, the first major railway disaster in Britain, occurs when a train uncouples and runs away down a steep incline; railroads install catchpoints to prevent such a disaster in the future.

1909 – The Memphis, Paris and Gulf Railroad, a predecessor of the Kansas City Southern Railroad, announces the construction of a new line from Murfreesboro to Hot Springs, Arkansas.^[2]
1930 – The Kururi Line in Japan is regauged from 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).
1935 – Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway discontinues all interurban operations.^[3]
1963 – The one millionth railroad carload of lettuce is shipped from Salinas, California.
1979 – San Diego's Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) purchases the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Company in restored condition for $18.1 million.

1855 – Ira G. Rawn, vice president of operations for Illinois Central Railroad 1907-1909; president of Monon Railroad 1909-1910, is born (d. 1910).^[4]

^ Clowes, Art (January 1999). "Eastern New Brunswick's Railway History". The Railways of Canada Archives. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
^ Pitcher, Charles, Manager of DOT Compliance, Kansas City Southern Railway (July 1950). "The Kansas City Southern Lines". KCS Newsfolder. Kansas City Southern Historical Society. Retrieved January 29, 2008.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Washington, D.C. Railroad History". Washington, D.C., Chapter National Railway Historical Society. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
^ "I. G. Rawn Shot Dead; Suicide Suspected". New York Times. July 21, 1910. Retrieved November 22, 2013.