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One of the original 1000 series cars operated on the Tokyo Underground Railway between Ueno and Asakusa

1892 – Canadian Pacific Railway opens the line between Payne and Eganville, Ontario; the first trains on the line are excursions from Renfrew.[1]
1906 – A train wreck at Terra Cotta near present day Fort Totten in Washington, D.C., kills 52; the accident leads to the Interstate Commerce Commission banning future wooden body passenger car construction.
1927 – The Ginza Line (pictured), the oldest subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
1996 – Dallas Area Rapid Transit opens the first line of Trinity Railway Express between Dallas and Irving, Texas.[2][3]

References

"Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. December 12, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2005.
Trinity Railway Express. "Significant dates in Trinity Railway Express history". Retrieved December 27, 2005.
DART. "DART history". Retrieved December 27, 2005.

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