October 15
From TrainSpottingWorld, for Rail fans everywhere
Events
19th century
20th century
- 1971 – SNCF's Turbotrain is operated in test runs up to 252 km/h.
21st century
- 2005 – A westbound Union Pacific Railroad freight train collides with a standing freight train in the Texarkana, Arkansas, classification yard; a tank car carrying propylene is ruptured and the gas ignites, forcing the evacuation of about 3,000 residents within a 1-mile radius of the accident.[1]
