Portal:US Railways/February 9
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- 1831 – The Elizabethtown and Somerville Railroad is incorporated in New Jersey.[1]
- 1865 – The Colorado and Clear Creek Railroad, later to become the Colorado Central Railroad in 1868, is chartered in Colorado to build a standard gauge railroad up Clear Creek Canyon to Central City and other mining centers, as well as to connect to nearby Denver and Boulder.
- 1891 – The Arkansas and Missouri Railroad, previously purchased at foreclosure in October 1890, is deeded to St. Louis Southwestern Railway.[2]
- 1918 – The organization of the United States Railroad Administration is announced in Washington, D.C., naming William G. McAdoo as Director General.[3]
- 2003
– A northbound Canadian National Railway train derails (pictured) due to a cracked rail joint near Tamaroa, Illinois, releasing hazardous materials, some of which ignite; about 850 people are evacuated from a 3-mile radius of the accident site.[4]
References
- ↑ Chamberlin, Clint. The Jersey Central Train History. North East Rails. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ↑ Beck, Wayne (1957). "The History - St. Louis Southwestern Railway". Cotton Belt News. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ↑ Records of the United States Railroad Administration. United States National Archives (1995). Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ↑ Railroad Accident Report: Derailment of Canadian National Freight Train M33371 and Subsequent Release of Hazardous Materials in Tamaroa, Illinois, February 9, 2003. United States National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
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