March 28 in rail transport
- March 28 in rail transport
Events
19th century
20th century
* 1904 – The Manila and Southwestern Railroad, a predecessor of the Cotton Belt Railroad, is incorporated to build a railroad connection between Herman (where it would connect to the Frisco) and Lunsford, Arkansas. [cite web| url=http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/8199/c_belt.html| title=The History of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway| accessdate=March 28| accessyear=2006| last=Beck| first=Wayne| work=Cotton Belt News (1957)| ]
* 1955 – France sets a new world rail speed record of 331 km/h (206 mph), but the track is severely damaged in the process.
* 1977 – The United States Interstate Commerce Commission approves Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad's petition to end passenger service.[cite web| url=http://www.post-trib.com/news/1026442,SSHISTORY629.article| title=South Shore Railroad history| date=2008-06-29| work=Chicago Post-Tribune| accessdate=2008-06-30| ] ]
* 1980 – Southern Pacific Railroad operates the last train on the former St. Louis-San Francisco Railway line between Amarillo and Tucumcari. [cite web| author=Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm| title=This month in railroad history: March| accessdate=March 28| accessyear=2006| ]
* 1994 – The Expo Line on Vancouver's SkyTrain is extended from Scott Road to King George Station. [cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| accessdate=March 28| accessyear=2006| title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history| ]
* 1996 – The Mucha line of Taipei Mass Rapid Transit, the first subway line of Taiwan, opens. 21st century
Births
* 1835 – Matthias N. Forney, American steam locomotive manufacturer, is born (d. 1908).
Deaths
References
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