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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 19.
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Events
19th century
- 1860 – The London and South Western Railway extension to Exeter opens.
- 1877 – The New York and Manhattan Beach Railway (a predecessor of the Long Island Rail Road) opens.[1]
- 1885 – The Zanesville and Ohio River Railway enters receivership.[2]
- 1900 – The first section of the Paris Métro opens.
20th century
- 1967 – The New York City Subway introduces its first air conditioned passenger car.[3]
- 1968 – Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's Texas Chief passenger train discontinues station stops at Dallas, Texas.[3]
- 1987 – New short line railroad Red River Valley and Western Railroad begins operations over 667 miles (1,073.4 km) of former BN tracks in North Dakota.[3]
Births
- 1825 – George H. Pendleton, president of Kentucky Central Railroad 1869-1879, is born (d. 1889).
References
- "The New York and Manhattan Beach Railway". Retrieved July 18, 2005.
- Ohio Railway Report. 1902. Retrieved July 18, 2005.
- "This Month in Railroad History: July". Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. 2005. Retrieved July 18, 2005.
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