Portal:US Railways/January 14
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- 1867 – Brush Street Station in Detroit, Michigan, opens.[1]
- 1868 – The Colorado Central and Pacific Railroad, which began construction of a new line between Denver and Golden two weeks earlier, is reorganized as the Colorado Central Railroad.
- 1940 – Santa Fe Railroad discontinues the Chicago-Los Angeles-San Francisco Navajo service.
- 1959
– Santa Fe Railroad locomotive #20C, leading San Diegan train number 75, collides with a gravel truck at a grade crossing in Irvine, California. - 1983 – US President Reagan signs a bill authorizing the sale of the Alaska Railroad to the state of Alaska.[2]
References
- ↑ Railroad History Timeline - 1860's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ↑ The Alaska Railroad - History. Alaska Railroad. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
See also
