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71June 16 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1867 ndash; The Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad is incorporated. [ [http://www.sacandagastation.com/fjandg.html The FJ G Railroad history] . Retrieved June 13 2005.] 20th century * 1938 ndash; The Pike s Peak Cog… …
72July 16 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1877 ndash; 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. 20th century * 1916 ndash; Much of… …
73November 1 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1856 ndash; Austrian Railways inaugurates passenger service over the line between Oraviţa, Transylvania (present day Romania), and Baziaş, on the Danube. 20th century * 1918 ndash; The Malbone Street Wreck occurs on the… …
74May 17 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1853 ndash; The New York Central Railroad is formed through the merger of ten smaller railroads in New York under the direction of Erastus Corning. * 1879 ndash; The Texas and St. Louis Railway, a predecessor of St. Louis… …
75List of people associated with rail transport — Famous railroaders = * Casey Jones ndash; Illinois Central engineer whose death in a 1900 train wreck was made famous in song and legend * Jeme Tien Yow ndash; distinguished Chinese railroad engineer often called the Father of China s railroad.… …
761894 in rail transport — EventsMay events* May 11 3,000 employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company go on strike to protest lowered wages without an equivalent reduction in expenses charged in the company town, Pullman, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago, Illinois). July… …
771909 in rail transport — EventsJanuary events* January 26 The Jamestown, Franklin and Clearfield Railroad, a predecessor of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, is formed from the merger of four smaller railroads in Pennsylvania. [New York Central Railroad… …
781922 in rail transport — Events May events * May 17 The Arkansas Short Line Railroad, a predecessor of St. Louis Southwestern Railway, is incorporated.cite web| url=http://us.geocities.com/TheTropics/8199/c belt.html| title=The History of St. Louis Southwestern Railway|… …
79July 1 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1846 ndash; The Leeds and Bradford Railway opens between Leeds and Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. * 1862 ndash; The Pacific Railroad Act authorizing construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad is signed into law… …
80August 22 in rail transport — Events 20th century * 1905 ndash; The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway is incorporated. * 1910 ndash; The first Western Pacific Railroad passenger train to operate over the railroad s entire route from Salt Lake City, Utah, arrives in San… …
