December 21 in rail transport

Events

19th century

* 1829 – Carrollton Viaduct, the first stone masonry bridge built for railroad use in the United States and the world's oldest railway bridge still in use, is opened for service.cite web| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histdec.htm| author=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society| title=This month in railroad history: December| accessdate=2006-12-21| ]
* 1833 – The Georgia Railroad is chartered to build a railroad between Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. [cite web| url=http://railga.com/georgia.html| title=Georgia Railroad| author=Storey, Steve| work=Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage| accessdate=2006-12-21| ]
* 1896 – The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway opens in Canada. [cite web| url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/ottawa.htm| title=Significant dates in Ottawa railway history| work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages| date=2006-12-18| accessdate=2006-12-21| ]

20th century

* 1907 – F. B. Clarke begins his term as president of Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway.
* 1962 – Reading Company takes delivery of the last RDC built by Budd Company.
* 1992 – Bussy-Saint-Georges station on RER line A in France opens. [Translated from "21 décembre dans les chemins de fer", the equivalent French language page.]

21st century

* 2004 – Siemens receives an order to build 60 new ICE trainsets for service between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia; the new equipment is expected to enter service in 2007.
* 2004 KCR Ma On Shan Rail opens in Hong Kong.

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