Portal:US Railways/January 13
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- 1868
– The Hicksville and Cold Springs Branch Railroad, on Long Island, New York, is extended to Huntington.[1] - 1903 – Granville T. Woods is awarded U.S. Patent 718183 , "Electric-Railway System", outlining a new method for current collection by third rail.[2]
- 1913
– Santa Fe Railroad locomotive 1275 (a Baldwin-built 4-6-2) leads the Saint out of San Diego bound for La Grande Station in Los Angeles, and derails as it descends the Sorrento Grade due to excessive speed; the engineer and 21 passengers are killed.[3] - 1949 – The San Diego Transit System in California borrows $720,000 for the purchase of additional new buses, and makes an application to the State Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to discontinue streetcar service.
- 1982 – The first fatal accident occurs on the Washington Metro in Washington, DC.[4]
References
- ↑ Long Island Rail Road History. Arrt's Arrchives. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
- ↑ Woods, Granville T.. US patent 718,183: Electric-Railway System. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
- ↑ Duke, Donald (1995). Santa Fe: The Railroad Gateway to the American West, Volume One. San Marino, CA: Golden West Books, pp. 278-279. ISBN 0-87095-110-6.
- ↑ Washington, D.C. Railroad History. Washington DC Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
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