July 20 in rail transport
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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 20.
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[edit] Events
[edit] 19th century
- 1877 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers riot in Baltimore, Maryland. Nine railroad employees are killed as the Maryland milita attempts to quell the riot.
- 1880 – Construction on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad reaches Leadville, Colorado.
- 1885 – The Hull and Barnsley Railway, a constituent of the London and North Eastern Railway, opens.
- 1887 – The Youngstown, Lawrence and Pittsburg Railroad and the Ashtabula, Niles and Youngstown Railroad, both in Ohio, are merged to form the Pittsburg, Youngstown and Ashtabula Railroad (a Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary).
- 1895 – Gov. Stanford, Central Pacific Railroad's first locomotive, is retired from regular service.[1]
[edit] Births
- 1922 – Alan Stephenson Boyd, the first United States Secretary of Transportation 1966–1969, president of Illinois Central Railroad 1969-1972, president of Amtrak.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- ^ Diebert, Timothy S. and Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.
