Portal:US Railways/January 7
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- 1830
– Baltimore and Ohio Railroad opens its first 1.5 mile section in Maryland. - 1955
– Southern Pacific Railroad diesilizes the Coast Daylight passenger train service in California. - 1970 – Service on the northern section (via the Raton Pass) of the Grand Canyon Limited is discontinued; service is shunted to the San Francisco Chief.
- 2002 – Amtrak train number 351 between Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Porter, Indiana, and eventually on to Chicago, becomes the first Amtrak train to regularly travel at 90 mph in regular service.[1]
- 2007 – A Washington Metro Green Line train derails (pictured) as it traverses a switch at about 18 mph; 23 of the approximately 80 passengers on the derailed car are treated for injuries at local hospitals.[2]
References
- ↑ Railroad History Timeline - 2000's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ↑ Railroad Accident Report: Derailment of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Train near the Mt. Vernon Square Station Washington, D.C., January 7, 2007. United States National Transportation Safety Board (2007-10-16). Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
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