January 20 in rail transport
- January 20 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1868 – The Atchison and Pike's Peak Railroad opens between Atchison and Waterville, Kansas. [Waterville Chamber of Commerce, " [http://www.watervillekansas.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=39 Marshall County Railroad Historical Society] ". Retrieved January 20 2006.]
* 1870 – The Elizabeth City and Norfolk Railroad, which later became the original Norfolk Southern Railroad, is chartered to build a railroad line between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
20th century
* 1903 – The Grand Trunk Western Railroad opens a passenger depot in Lansing, Michigan.
* 1951 – Canadian Pacific Railway's eastbound "Dominion" passenger train hits a truck at a level crossing in Ottawa; most of the train remains on the rails, but the engineer is fatally burned in the derailment. [Colin Churcher's Railway Pages, " [http://www.railways.incanada.net/circle/Wrecks.html#ChurchillAveOttawa Railway Accidents in the Ottawa Area: 1951, January 20 - Canadian Pacific, Churchill Avenue, Ottawa] ". Retrieved January 20 2006.]
* 1960 – The Cartier Railway opens Canada's northernmost railway to date between Port Cartier and Gagnon, Quebec. [Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16 2005), " [http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm Significant dates in Canadian railway history] ". Retrieved January 20 2006.]
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