February 17 in rail transport
- February 17 in rail transport
Events
19th century
* 1836 – Louisa Railroad incorporated in Virginia.[cite web| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histfeb.htm| title=This Month in Railroad History; February| publisher=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society| year=2008| accessdate=2008-05-05| ] ]
* 1868 – Manningham station opens on the Midland Railway north of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
* 1869 – Henry Keyes succeeds Henry C. Lord as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
* 1871 – William J. Palmer announces that the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad will be built using RailGauge|3 gauge tracks.
* 1881 – The first train operates between Norwood, Ohio, and Lebanon, Ohio, on the Cincinnati Northern Railway.
* 1885 – The Southern Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad are combined under a single holding company, the Southern Pacific Company. 20th century
* 1950 – Rockville Centre, New York, United States: a head-on collision between two Long Island Rail Road commuter trains kills 32 and injures 158.
* 1961 – Application for a merger between the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroads made to the ICC.
21st century
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