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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 16.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1874 – The West Somerset Railway is extended to Minehead by the Minehead Railway.
- 1877
- Railroad workers go on strike in Martinsburg, West Virginia, derail and loot a train; United States President Rutherford B. Hayes calls in Federal troops to break the strike.[1]
- The Nickey line, connecting Boxmoor to Harpenden, is officially opened.[2]
- 1895 – Ishibashi Station, on what has become JR East's Utsunomiya (Tōhoku Main Line) and Shonan-Shinjuku lines, opens in Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
20th century edit
- 1916 – Much of the Southern Railway's mainline in North and South Carolina is damaged or destroyed by flooding.[1][3]
- 1939 – The world's first diesel-powered rack locomotive enters service on the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway.[1]
- 1945 – Canadian National Railway opens its ore dock at Port Arthur, Ontario.[4]
- 1983 – The route of Amtrak's California Zephyr is shifted off the Union Pacific Railroad in Wyoming to the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.[1]
- 1991 – Indian Railways inaugurates the Lifeline Express (Jeevan Rekha) hospital train.[5]
- 1999 – Indian Railways' Grand Trunk Express on its way to Delhi collides with derailed freight cars near Mathura, India; 17 people die and 200 more are injured in the accident.[6]
21st century edit
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References edit
- ^ a b c d "This Month in Railroad History: July". Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. 2005. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
- ^ Woodward, Sue; Woodward, Geoff (1996). The Harpenden to Hemel Hempstead Railway – The Nickey Line. Oakwood Press. p. 31. ISBN 0-85361-502-0.
- ^ Southern Railway Historical Association. "This Date in Southern Railway History". Retrieved July 12, 2005.
- ^ "Significant dates in Canadian railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. April 3, 2005. Retrieved July 12, 2005.
- ^ Indian Railways Fan Club. "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". Retrieved July 12, 2005.
- ^ Indian Railways Fan Club. "IR History: Part VI (1995-present)". Retrieved July 12, 2005.