Portal:US Railways/September 15

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September 15
  • 1981 – The Smithsonian Institution operates John Bull for the 150th anniversary of the locomotive's construction, making John Bull the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world.
  • 2005 Flag of Texas – The conductor of Union Pacific Railroad freight train in Shepherd, Texas, leaves his switch keys behind in a switch control, leaving the switch aligned for the siding holding a parked train, causing the next train to come by to enter the siding and collide with the standing train, killing the engineer of the second train.[1]

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