Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/December 21

KCR Ma On Shan Rail at Tai Wai station

1829 – Carrollton Viaduct, the first stone masonry bridge built for railroad use in the United States and the world's oldest railway bridge still in use, is opened for service.[1]
1896 – The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway opens in Canada.[2]
2004 – Siemens receives an order to build 60 new ICE trainsets for service between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia; the new equipment is expected to enter service in 2007.
2004 – KCR Ma On Shan Rail (pictured) opens in Hong Kong.

References

Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. "This month in railroad history: December". Retrieved December 21, 2006.
"Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. December 18, 2006. Retrieved December 21, 2006.

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