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PCC cars in San Francisco

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.

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