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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on March 29.
Events edit
19th century edit
- 1839 – Railway Express Agency is founded as the American Railway Express Agency.[1]
- 1869 – Central Pacific Railroad's Truckee, California, roundhouse is destroyed by fire; crews and bystanders are able to get eleven of the twelve locomotives out of the roundhouse and to safety before the roof collapses.[2]
20th century edit
- 1946 – The north end of Ottawa's Interprovincial Bridge is destroyed by fire, severing Château Laurier from Hull Electric Railway passenger service.[3]
21st century edit
- 2005 – BNSF Railway announces that it will add a fuel surcharge based on mileage to all shipments made as of January 1, 2006, making BNSF the first railway to do so.
Births edit
Deaths edit
- 1878 – Mark Hopkins, a member of The Big Four group of financiers in California, dies (b. 1813).
- 1900 – Cyrus K. Holliday, cofounder of Topeka, Kansas, and first president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad (b. 1826).
- 1903 – Gustavus Franklin Swift, founder of Swift and Company which pioneered the use of refrigerator cars in late 19th century America, dies (b. 1839).
References edit
- ^ Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society. "This month in railroad history: March". Retrieved March 28, 2006.
- ^ Richards, Gordon (April 8, 2005). "Battling blazes on the Central Pacific Railroad". Sierra Sun. Retrieved March 28, 2006.
- ^ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. Retrieved March 28, 2006.