December 14 in rail transport
- December 14 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1896 – The Glasgow Subway, the third oldest metro system in the world, begins operations in Glasgow, Scotland.
20th century
* 1906 – John D. Spreckels announces he will form the San Diego and Arizona Railway Company and build a 148-mile (238 km) line between San Diego and El Centro, California. Spreckels has an agreement with the Southern Pacific Railroad to silently fund the project.
* 1907 – Northwestern Elevated Railroad in Chicago opens the extension to what is now the Brown Line's current terminal of Kimball.
* 1953 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway discontinues extra-fare charges on the "El Capitan" passenger train between Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California.
21st century
Births
* 1794 – Erastus Corning, who established railroads in New York and was instrumental in the formation of New York Central, is born (d. 1872).
Deaths
* 1871 – George Hudson, English railway financier, dies (b. 1800).
References
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