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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on January 10.
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Events
19th century
- 1863 – The first section of the London Underground Railway opens (Paddington to Farringdon Street).
- 1864 – The Illinois Central, Columbus and Indianapolis and Richmond and Covington railroads sign an agreement for joint operation as the Great Central Line between Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana, headed by the Indiana Central Railway.
- 1865 – The California Pacific Railroad absorbs the Sacramento and San Francisco Rail Road Company and the San Francisco and Marysville Rail Road Company.
- 1883 – The Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway enters bankruptcy and is sold at foreclosure.
20th century
- 1977 – Passenger service on Boston and Maine Railroad's Lexington Branch ends when a train consisting of a Budd Rail Diesel Car and a switcher locomotive are stranded by a snowstorm at the Bedford, Massachusetts, depot.[1]
- 2000 – The Tama Toshi Monorail Line extension from Tachikawa-Kita Station to Tama-Center Station in Japan opens.
Deaths
- 2009 – Jean Pelletier, chairman of VIA Rail 2001-2004, dies (b. 1935).[2]
References
- Friends of Bedford Depot Park, Inc. (March 18, 2000). "A Chronology of Bedford's Railroad History". Retrieved January 10, 2006.
- "Former Chretien chief of staff Jean Pelletier dies". CTV News. January 10, 2009.
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