March 16 in rail transport

Events

19th century

* 1847 – The Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway opens between Shipley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. [cite book| title=Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale| last=Bairstow| first=Martin| publisher=The Amadeus Press| date=2004| id=ISBN 1-871944-28-7]
* 1863 – Berlin-Stettiner Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft in Germany opens its Szczecin–Pasewalk and Anklam–Pasewalk–Prenzlau–Angermünde lines.

20th century

* 1906 – New York City Subway's IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line extension from 157th Street to 207th Street opens.
* 1908 – Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway opens its line between Lyle and Vancouver, Washington. [cite web| author=Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm| title=This Month in Railroad History: March| accessdate=2006-03-16| ]
* 1919 – New York City Subway's IND Culver Line opens between the 18th Avenue and Kings Highway stations.
* 1998 – The Long Island Rail Road closes nearly a dozen stations. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9800E6D81439F936A25750C0A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all End of the Line for L.I.R.R.'s 10 Loneliest Stops by Somini Sengupta (New York Times; March 15, 1998)] ]

21st century

Births

* 1836 – Andrew Smith Hallidie, who developed the first practical cable car system for San Francisco, California, is born (d. 1900).

Deaths

References