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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on December 15.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1857 – George S. Griggs is awarded U.S. patent 18,883 for a steam locomotive fire arch developed by Matthew Baird.
20th century edit
- 1938 – The second section of the Itō Line, connecting Ajiro to Itō in Japan, opens.
- 1940 – The local tracks on New York City Subway's IND Sixth Avenue Line are opened.
- 1972 – Amtrak introduces the Vacationer passenger train service between New York City and Miami, Florida.
21st century edit
Births edit
Deaths edit
- 1898 – Calvin S. Brice, president of Lake Erie and Western Railroad, builder of Nickel Plate Road (b. 1845).[1]
- 1954 – Ernest Lemon, Chief Mechanical Engineer (1931-1932) and later Vice President of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, dies (b. 1884).
References edit
- ^ United States Congress. "Brice, Calvin Stewart (id: B000818)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 30, 2008.