January 21 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on January 21.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1873 – The New York, Boston and Montreal Railway is organized as a renaming of the New York, Boston and Northern Railway.
[edit] 20th century
- 1910 – Canadian Pacific Railway's westbound Soo Express passenger train derails as it crosses the bridge over the Spanish River in Northern Ontario, Canada, killing 44 people. See: Spanish River derailment.
- 1946 – The Hull Electric Railway in Ottawa is fined $50 CAD for violating a local law against moving freight on the city streets between midnight and 5:00 AM when it was delivering loads to oil companies along Laurier Avenue.[1]
[edit] 21st century
- 2003 – The first segment of the high-speed Channel Tunnel Rail Link is completed.
[edit] Births
- 1814 – Wendel Bollman, designer of the Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge (d. 1884).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- ^ Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (December 3, 2004), Significant dates in Ottawa/Hull street and light railway history. Retrieved January 20, 2006.
