February 25 in rail transport
- February 25 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1834 – The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad is formed to connect cities in Virginia.
* 1843 – The Grand Duke of Hesse and Grand Duke of Baden in present day Germany agree to construct the Main-Neckar-Eisenbahn from Heidelberg to a connection with the state railway in Baden.
* 1851 – The first passenger train on the Milwaukee Road operates over what is then known as the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad between Milwaukee, and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. [cite web| url=http://www.psmre.org/hist-milw.htm| title=Railroad History: The Milwaukee Road| author=Peters, Jackson| year=1998| publisher=Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers| accessdate=2008-02-25| ]
20th century
* 1908 – The 14th Street station in New York City's Port Authority Trans-Hudson system opens. [cite book| author=Cudahy, Brian J.| date=2002| title=Rails Under the Mighty Hudson| publisher=Fordham University Press| location=New York| isbn=0-8232-2189-X| ]
21st century
* 2005 – Bombardier is awarded a contract to build 361 passenger cars for a new Chinese rail line to Lhasa, Tibet; due to the destination's altitude the cars will include special UV-filtering glass and a unique oxygen enriching system.
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