Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/July 13

John Ruggles

1836 – John Ruggles (pictured) is awarded U.S. Patent 1 for his improvements to railroad steam locomotive tires.
1887 – The second Tay Rail Bridge across the Firth of Tay in Scotland opens.
1987 – Union Pacific Railroad files with the Interstate Commerce Commission to acquire the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad.
2005 – In the Ghotki rail crash, a passenger train stopped at the Ghotki, Pakistan, train station is hit from behind by a train that missed a signal; more than 100 fatalities are reported.[1][2][3]

References

"Pakistan Triple-Train Crash Leaves 109 People Dead". Bloomberg.com: Asia. July 13, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2005.
Xinhua (July 13, 2005). "Pakistani leaders express deep sorrow over train accident". Retrieved July 13, 2005.
Associated Press (July 13, 2005). "3 trains collide in Pakistan; 112 dead". Retrieved July 13, 2005.

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