January 10

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 19th century 1.2 20th century 1.3 21st century 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] 19th century

• 1853 – The Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad in Pennsylvania is organized.
• 1863 – The Metropolitan Railway in London opens.^[1]
• 1873 – The Royal Arsenal 18 inch Railway in southeast London opens.

[edit] 20th century

• 1919 – The British Army takes over control of the Baghdad Railway in Iraq.^[1]
• 1942 – Chicago and North Western Railway introduces new streamlined passenger train equipment on trains north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, such as the Peninsula 400 to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.^[2]
• 1954 – Santa Fe Railroad drops the fare surcharge on the Chief after Union Pacific Railroad reintroduces its all-coach Challenger train. The Santa Fe also reduces the $15.00 extra-fare charge on the Super Chief to $7.50; the barbershop, shower-bath, and coast-to-coast Pullman (which ran through to New York City by way of the Broadway Limited and the 20th Century Limited) are all discontinued. The round-end observation car is also removed from Santa Fe's San Diegan service.
• 1956 – The Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad officially reorganizes as the Monon Railroad.^[3]
• 1983 – The Greenock and Ayrshire Railway in Scotland discontinues all passenger train services.

[edit] 21st century

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