Portal:US Railways/January 18
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- 1832 – The Wilmington and Susquehanna Rail Road is chartered in Delaware as an extension of the Delaware and Maryland Rail Road to Wilmington, Delaware.[1]
- 1897
– Pittsburg, Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad files articles of consolidation in Pennsylvania as the result of a merger organized the previous month.[2] - 1902 – The first Jackson-Ann Arbor, Michigan interurban car arrives in Ann Arbor.[3]
- 2002 – An eastbound Canadian Pacific Railway train encounters a broken rail in Minot, North Dakota, and derails (pictured). Five tank cars carrying anhydrous ammonia are ruptured and spill 146,700 gallons of the chemical; the vapor plume kills one resident, injures about 350 other people and affects about 11,600 as emergency crews advise residents to shelter-in-place.[4]
References
- ↑ Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. Wikipedia (2007-04-07). Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ↑ (1902-12-31) “1860's”, Ohio Railway Report: Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ↑ Railroad History Timeline - 1900's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
- ↑ Railroad Accident Report: Derailment of Canadian Pacific Railway Freight Train 292-16 and Subsequent Release of Anhydrous Ammonia Near Minot, North Dakota, January 18, 2002. United States National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
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