Portal:US Railways/October 21
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- 1859 – Arthur E. Stilwell, founder of Kansas City Southern Railway, is born (d. 1928).
- 2002
– The engineer of a westbound Union Pacific Railroad train leaving Proviso Yard in Chicago falls asleep at the controls, causing his train to collide with a BNSF Railway freight train negotiating a crossover at Norma Interlocking in Des Plaines, Illinois; the crew of the UP train receive minor injuries in the accident.[1]
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