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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on January 21.
Events
19th century
- 1873 – The New York, Boston and Montreal Railway is organized as a renaming of the New York, Boston and Northern Railway.
20th century
- 1910 – Canadian Pacific Railway's westbound Soo Express passenger train derails as it crosses the bridge over the Spanish River in Northern Ontario, Canada, killing 44 people. See Spanish River derailment.
- 1946 – The Hull Electric Railway in Ottawa is fined C$50 for violating a local law against moving freight on the city streets between midnight and 5:00 AM when it was delivering loads to oil companies along Laurier Avenue.[1]
- 1963 – The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad ceases all operation.
21st century
- 2003 – The first segment of High Speed 1 is completed.
Births
- 1814 – Wendel Bollman, designer of the Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge (d. 1884).
- 1820 – Egide Walschaerts, inventor of the Walschaerts valve gear (d 1901).
Deaths
References
- ^ "Significant dates in Ottawa/Hull street and light railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. December 3, 2004. Retrieved January 20, 2006.