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* '''[[1867 in rail transport|1867]]''' – The [[Boston and Albany Railroad]] is formed through the merger of four smaller railroads in [[New England]]. |
* '''[[1867 in rail transport|1867]]''' – The [[Boston and Albany Railroad]] is formed through the merger of four smaller railroads in [[New England]]. |
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* '''[[1905 in rail transport|1905]]''' – [[William Dean (engineer)|William Dean]], [[Chief Mechanical Engineer]] of [[Great Western Railway]] 1877-1902, dies (b. 1840). |
* '''[[1905 in rail transport|1905]]''' – [[William Dean (engineer)|William Dean]], [[Chief Mechanical Engineer]] of [[Great Western Railway]] 1877-1902, dies (b. 1840). |
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* '''[[1995 in rail transport|1995]]''' – The [[F Market|F Market heritage streetcar line]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] opens using restored [[PCC streetcar]]s (pictured). |
* '''[[1995 in rail transport|1995]]''' – The [[F Market & Wharves|F Market heritage streetcar line]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] opens using restored [[PCC streetcar]]s (pictured). |
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Latest revision as of 10:49, 4 September 2014
- September 4
- 1831 – The John Bull, the oldest surviving operable steam locomotive in the world, arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Liverpool.
- 1867 – The Boston and Albany Railroad is formed through the merger of four smaller railroads in New England.
- 1905 – William Dean, Chief Mechanical Engineer of Great Western Railway 1877-1902, dies (b. 1840).
- 1995 – The F Market heritage streetcar line in San Francisco opens using restored PCC streetcars (pictured).
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