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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on May 25.
Events
19th century
- 1865 – The first steel rails are rolled at a foundry in Chicago from Bessemer steel made in blast furnaces in Wyandotte, Michigan.
20th century
- 1903 – The Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad opens, becoming the first railroad in the United States to use an electrified third rail to power its trains.
- 1904 – New Haven Railroad acquires control of Worcester and Southbridge Street Railway.[1]
- 1991 – A Class 43 high-speed train from Newquay to London Paddington on the Atlantic Coast Line derails in the Luxulyan Valley.[2][3]
21st century
- 2005 – The Martello, Shakespeare and Abbotscliffe railway tunnels in Kent, England, close after 160 years of continuous service for renovation work estimated at £10 million; the work is expected to take four months to complete.
Births
Deaths
References
- ^ Government Printing Office (1914). New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.: Evidence Taken Before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Vol. II. pp. 2366–2374, 2394–2397 – via Google Books.
- ^ Surl, Malcolm (2007). "Solo HST power car". Modern Railways. 64 (705). Ian Allan Ltd: 32.
- ^ "Derailment of a High Speed Train in the Valley". LoxSoft. April 26, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2013.