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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 22.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1871 – The Canada Centrail Railway holds an official groundbreaking ceremony at Renfrew for the railroad's section between there and Sand Point, Ontario.
- 1897 – At the railroad's first stockholder meeting, the Toledo and Milwaukee Railroad. a predecessor of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, officially changes its name to Detroit, Toledo and Milwaukee Railroad.
20th century edit
- 1906 – The State Street Line, Chicago's last cable car route, ends operations.
21st century edit
- 2005 – Heavy rains in Irkutsk damage and washout part of the Trans-Siberian Railway.[1]
- 2005 – The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska issues a ruling against Union Pacific Railroad (UP) stating that the railroad's denial of health insurance prescription drug coverage for contraceptives violated Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids discrimination on the basis of race or gender.[2]
Births edit
- 1818 – J. Gregory Smith, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1866–1872, is born (d. 1891).
- 1955 – Richard J. Corman, founder and owner of R.J. Corman Railroad Group, is born (d. 2013).
Deaths edit
- 1920 – William Kissam Vanderbilt, heir to Cornelius Vanderbilt and president of the New York Central system (b. 1849).
- 2012 – Ding Guangen, Minister of Railways for China 1985–1988, dies (b. 1929).
References edit
- ^ "Train traffic limited on Trans-Siberian railroad". RIA Novosti. July 22, 2005. Retrieved July 22, 2005.
- ^ "Women Win Nationwide Sex Discrimination Case Against Union Pacific; Railroad's Refusal to Cover Contraception in Worker Health Plans Violates Law". Business Wire. July 25, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2005.