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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on [[October {{{day}}}]].
Events edit
19th century edit
20th century edit
- 1943 – The Chicago 'L' State Street Subway opens for regular service.[1]
- 1968 – Kintetsu in Japan activates the ATS system over its entire Suzuka Line.
- 2000 – The Hatfield rail crash, south of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK, occurs when a train traveling at 115 mph (185 km/h) derails due to a rail that breaks under it.
21st century edit
Births edit
- 1817 – Alexander Mitchell, president of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad 1864-1887, is born (d. 1887).[2]
- 1849 – Sir William Mackenzie, part-owner of the Toronto Street Railway and builder of Canadian Northern Railway predecessors, is born (d. 1923).
Deaths edit
References edit
- ^ Graham, Garfield. "State Street subway". Chicago L. chicago-l.org. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "MITCHELL, Alexander, (1817 - 1887)". Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 4, 2006.