Portal:US Railways/January 5
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- 1885
– Long Island Rail Road begins piggyback freight service carrying farm wagons loaded with potatoes from farms on Long Island to New York City.[1] - 1956 – New York Central Railroad begins test runs of General Motors Electro-Motive Division's Aerotrain between Chicago and Detroit.[2]
- 1985 – Ceremonies are held in Nenana and Seward, Alaska to mark the official transfer of the Alaska Railroad ownership to the state of Alaska.[3]
- 2006 – A northbound Virginia Railway Express train on CSX tracks derails (pictured) near Quantico, Virginia, as a result of a worn and chipped switch point rail.[4]
References
- ↑ Those Were The Days: Today in History, January 5. 440 International (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ↑ Railroad History Timeline - 1950's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ↑ The Alaska Railroad - History. Alaska Railroad (2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ↑ Railroad Accident Brief: Derailment of Virginia Railway Express train near Quantico, Virginia January 5, 2006. United States National Transportation Safety Board (2006-11-20). Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
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