Portal:US Railways/January 22
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- 1867 – The Central Branch Railroad, later to become the Central Branch of Missouri Pacific Railroad, completes construction of its 60th mile of track.[1]
- 1895
– The Pittsburgh McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad, a predecessor of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, extends its Monongahela Division from Belle Vernon to Fayette City, Pennsylvania.[2] - 1897
– The McCloud River Railroad near Mount Shasta, California, is chartered. - 1898 – 16 inches of snow fall over Michigan, and snow continues falling for about a week, producing 14-foot high drifts that shut down much of the railroad operations in the state; the Pere Marquette Railway car ferries remain docked in port at Ludington throughout the storm.[3]
- 1956 – The RDCs making up San Diegan train No. 82 derail in a high-speed accident at Redondo Junction, just south of the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, killing 30 and seriously injuring 117. This was the units' last run on the Surf Line.[4] The radio reports of this accident were one of the first major uses of the Sigalert.
References
- ↑ Central Branch Union Pacific Railway (CBUP). Missouri Pacific Historical Society (2005). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ↑ History of the P&LE. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Historical Society (2004-12-07). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ↑ Railroad History Timeline - 1890's. RRHX: Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ↑ Joplin, Loren B. (2000). "Bad Night at Redondo Junction". The Warbonnet 6 (2): pp 8-10.
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