October 18 in rail transport
- October 18 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1886 – Between 5:00 AM and 6:00 PM, the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railroad, a predecessor of the Cotton Belt Railroad, converts 418 miles (673 km) of track from narrow gauge to standard gauge.[cite web| author=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society| date=2005| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histoct.htm| title=This Month in Railroad History: October| accessdate=2005-10-18| ] ] 20th century
* 1947 – Alaska Railroad inaugurates the "Aurora" passenger train service between Fairbanks and Anchorage.
* 1961 – General Motors Electro-Motive Division completes construction of the first GP30 diesel locomotive.
* 1999 – After 15 months, three months ahead of schedule, the $74 million project to rebuild the Franklin Avenue Shuttle in New York City is completed; the shuttle as well as four stations reopen for service. [cite web| author=New York City Transit| url=http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm| title=New York City Transit – History and Chronology| accessdate=2005-10-18| ]
21st century
* 2004 – Rocky Mountain Railtours officially changes its name to Rocky Mountaineer Vacations.
Births
* 1787 – Robert L. Stevens, president of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, the first railroad built in New Jersey, is born (d. 1856). [cite web| url=http://www.todayinsci.com/10/10_18.htm| title=Today in Science History: October 18| accessdate=2005-10-18| ]
* 1879 – Charles Eugene Denney, president of Erie Railroad 1929-1939, Northern Pacific Railway 1939-1950, is born. [cite book| title=Who’s Who In Railroading in North America, 1940 edition| location=New York| publisher=Simmons-Boardman| year=1940| page=161 ]
Deaths
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