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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on February 17.
Events[edit]
19th century[edit]
- 1836 – Louisa Railroad incorporated in Virginia.[1]
- 1868 – Manningham station opens on the Midland Railway north of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
- 1869 – Henry Keyes succeeds Henry C. Lord as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
- 1871 – William J. Palmer announces that the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad will be built using 3 ft (914 mm) gauge tracks.[1]
- 1881 – The first train operates between Norwood, Ohio, and Lebanon, Ohio, on the Cincinnati Northern Railway.
- 1885 – The Southern Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad are combined under a single holding company, the Southern Pacific Company.
20th century[edit]
- 1929 – Central Railroad of New Jersey debuts the Blue Comet passenger train before its launch in regular service in New Jersey.
- 1950 – Rockville Centre, New York, United States: a head-on collision between two Long Island Rail Road commuter trains kills 32 and injures 158.[1]
- 1961 – Application for a merger between the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroads made to the ICC.[1]
21st century[edit]
- 2009 – The international connection between Perpignan, Roussillon, France, and Figueres, Catalonia, Spain, through the Perthus Tunnel on the Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line is officially opened.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "This Month in Railroad History; February". Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Tunnel with no trains". Railway Gazette International. London. 15 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2009.