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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on May 28.
Events
19th century
- 1872 – The Columbus and Toledo Railroad is incorporated.
- 1881 – Albert Bowman Rogers on his birthday discovers the pass through the Rocky Mountains that would bear his name, Rogers Pass.
20th century
- 1978 – The first section of the Frankfurt U-Bahn City Tunnel from the central station to Hauptwache opens.
- 1990 – An Alaska Railroad train derails 19 tank cars near Dunbar. Approximately 170,000 gallons of diesel and jet fuel are spilled; the cleanup efforts last nearly three weeks.
- 1994 – The 1960s-era booking hall at Canning Town railway station in London is demolished.
21st century
- 2014 – The Wuhan Metro Line 1 Hankou North extension opens.[1]
Births
- 1829 – Albert Bowman Rogers, American surveyor who found Rogers Pass for the Canadian Pacific Railway, is born (d. 1889).
Deaths
- 2005 – Benjamin Biaggini, president of Southern Pacific Railroad 1964-1976 (b. 1916).[2]
- 2013 – Isabel Benham, American railroad financial expert, dies (b. 1909).
References
- ^ "武汉地铁1号线汉口北延长线明日开通" [Hankou of Wuhan Metro Line 1 North extension cord opened tomorrow]. ycwb.com. May 27, 2014.
- ^ Wilner, Frank N. (July 2005). "Benjamin F. Biaggini, 1916-2005". Railway Age. Retrieved June 13, 2006.