1891 in rail transport — EventsApril events* April 19 a fatal collision in Kipton, Ohio between a freight train and a passenger train, attributed to a faulty engineer s pocket watch which stopped for 4 minutes. This accident will become the impetus for the adoption of… … Wikipedia
1862 in rail transport — EventsJanuary events* January 1 Maj. Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson marches his troops northward with the objective of disrupting traffic on the B O Railroad and C O Canal; the Battle of Hancock is unsuccessful and the Confederate Army withdraws.April… … Wikipedia
November 6 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1869 ndash; 1869 11 06 is the official completion date of the Pacific Railroad, as decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1879. [cite web| url=http://cprr.org/Museum/RR Completed US Sup Ct.html| title=Pacific… … Wikipedia
July 22 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1871 ndash; The Canada Centrail Railway holds an official groundbreaking ceremony at Renfrew for the railroad s section between there and Sand Point, Ontario. * 1897 ndash; At the railroad s first stockholder meeting, the… … Wikipedia
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
Metrication in the United Kingdom — The metric and imperial systems of measurement are used side by side in the United Kingdom: Eurostar s design speed is cited both as 300 km/h [1] and as 186 mph .[2] Metrication in the United Kingdom is the pr … Wikipedia
railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… … Universalium
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
Norway — For other uses, see Norway (disambiguation). Kingdom of Norway Kongeriket Norge (Bokmål) Kongeriket Noreg (Nynorsk) … Wikipedia
Newcastle, New South Wales — This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. For the local government area, see City of Newcastle. Newcastle New South Wales Central Newcastle to … Wikipedia
