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This day in history:[ October 21, 1906 ]On October 21, 1906, a Skykomish local passenger train collided with an eastboun...
10/21/2020

This day in history:

[ October 21, 1906 ]

On October 21, 1906, a Skykomish local passenger train collided with an eastbound freight train at Fern Bluff, near Monroe. The two trains were traveling at full speed, and the freight train appeared to be at fault, as it was running on the passenger train’s schedule.

This day in history:[ October 6, 1866 ] Infamously known for conducting the first train robbery in American history, the...
10/06/2020

This day in history:

[ October 6, 1866 ]

Infamously known for conducting the first train robbery in American history, the Reno brothers managed to stop a train outside of Seymour, Indiana, and stole $10,000 in cash and gold on October 6, 1866.

This day in history:[ October 5, 1877 ]Chartered on October 5, 1877, the Geneva and Lyons Railroad, which was designed a...
10/05/2020

This day in history:

[ October 5, 1877 ]

Chartered on October 5, 1877, the Geneva and Lyons Railroad, which was designed and owned by the New York Central Railroad, was deployed as an outlet for coal trains on the Syracuse, Geneva and Corning Railroad to reach the main line of the New York Central.

This day in history:[ October 4, 1883 ] The first official Orient Express, a long-distance passenger train service, left...
10/04/2020

This day in history:

[ October 4, 1883 ]

The first official Orient Express, a long-distance passenger train service, left Paris for Vienna on October 4, 1883.

This day in history:[ October 3, 1839 ] The Naples–Portici railway was the first Italian railway line, constructed by th...
10/03/2020

This day in history:

[ October 3, 1839 ]

The Naples–Portici railway was the first Italian railway line, constructed by the Bayard Company, it opened on October 3, 1839.

This day in history:[ October 2, 1865 ] The first section of the Sri Lanka Railway, which, at the time, was known as Cey...
10/02/2020

This day in history:

[ October 2, 1865 ]

The first section of the Sri Lanka Railway, which, at the time, was known as Ceylon Government Railways, opened for traffic from Colombo to Ambepussa on October 2, 1865.

This day in history:[ October 1, 1977 ] The Michigan Interstate Railway begins operating the former Ann Arbor Railroad o...
10/01/2020

This day in history:

[ October 1, 1977 ]

The Michigan Interstate Railway begins operating the former Ann Arbor Railroad on October 1, 1977, taking over from Conrail on trackage owned by Michigan.

This day in history:[ September 30, 1945 ] On September 30, 1945, an overnight London, Midland & Scottish Railway sleepe...
09/30/2020

This day in history:

[ September 30, 1945 ]

On September 30, 1945, an overnight London, Midland & Scottish Railway sleeper train from Perth to London Euston derailed due to driver error. Known as the Bourne End rail crash, it resulted in forty-three deaths, and it was Britain's joint seventh worst rail disaster in terms of death toll.

This day in history:[ September 29, 1935 ]The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, which was a narrow gauge railway that opened ...
09/29/2020

This day in history:

[ September 29, 1935 ]

The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, which was a narrow gauge railway that opened in 1898, ran its last train in England on September 29, 1935.

This day in history:[ September 28, 1934 ] On September 28, 1934, the Winwick rail crash occurred at Winwick Junction, n...
09/28/2020

This day in history:

[ September 28, 1934 ]

On September 28, 1934, the Winwick rail crash occurred at Winwick Junction, near Warrington on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The layout of the section was complex and carried a lot of traffic. Due to an error made by the signalman on duty, as well as several other contributing factors, two trains ultimately crashed into each other.

This day in history:[ September 27, 1825 ]Locomotion No.1 pulled the first train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway,...
09/27/2020

This day in history:

[ September 27, 1825 ]

Locomotion No.1 pulled the first train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which was operated by George Stephenson on September 27, 1825.

This day in history:[ September 26, 1855 ]The first passenger railway line in NSW opened from Sydney to 'Parramatta Junc...
09/26/2020

This day in history:

[ September 26, 1855 ]

The first passenger railway line in NSW opened from Sydney to 'Parramatta Junction’ on September 26, 1855.

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