July 14 in rail transport
- July 14 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1831 – The "John Bull", the oldest surviving operable steam locomotive, departs Liverpool aboard the steamship "Allegheny" bound for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
* 1877 – Workers on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad walk off their jobs in an act that is seen as the start of the great railroad strike of 1877.[cite web| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histjul.htm| title=This Month in Railroad History - July| author=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society| year=2005| accessdate=2006-07-14| ] ]
* 1887 – The second Tay Rail Bridge across the Firth of Tay in Scotland opens. 20th century
* 1908 – Shinpei Goto steps down as president of the South Manchuria Railway.
* 1911 – The Santa Maria Valley Railway is incorporated in Los Angeles, California.
* 1921 – In an effort to consolidate maintenance and simplify operations, Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian Northern Ontario Railway open a mi to km|0.35 connection in Lyn, Ontario. [cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/ottawa.htm| title=Significant dates in Ottawa railway history| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| date=10 June 2006| accessdate=2006-07-14| ]
* 1943 – Canadian National Railway opens Central Station in Montreal. [cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm| title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| year=2006-03-17| accessdate=2006-07-14| ]
* 1959 – Pennsylvania Railroad operates its last steam locomotive hauled train in regular service.
* 2000 – The United States Surface Transportation Board's temporary moratorium on railroad mergers is upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; the ruling contributes to the failure of the proposed BNSF/CN merger. [cite web| author=Green, Timothy C.| year=2004| url=http://www.trainscan.com/news/scan/s0008/| title=Train Scan August 2000| accessmonthday=July 12 | accessyear=2005| ]
21st century
* 2004 – Canadian National Railway completes its purchase of BC Rail.
* 2005 – Russian military civil engineers test a new pontoon bridge for railroad use across the Volga River. [cite web| author=RIA Novosti| date=July 14 2005| url=http://en.rian.ru/business/20050714/40908600.html| title=Russian military tests new railroad pontoon bridge| accessmonthday=July 14 | accessyear=2005| ]
* 2006 – The New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter train begins service in the Albuquerque metro area.
Births
Deaths
* 1986 – Raymond Loewy, industrial designer who worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad designing the shape of equipment such as the GG1 (b. 1893).
References
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