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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on October 22.
Events
19th century
20th century
- 1925 – Central of New Jersey 1000, the first commercial diesel-electric locomotive, enters service at the Bronx Terminal Yard.
- 1934 – The M-10001, still in its original 900 hp (670 kW) incarnation, sets an as-yet unbroken record from coast to coast of the United States, running from Oakland Pier to Grand Central Station in 57 hours.
- 1979 – The Invergowrie rail crash, in Invergowrie, Scotland, occurs when a track signal fails to switch to a stop indication that would have protected a stalled passenger train; a second passenger train collides with the stalled train, resulting in 5 fatalities.
21st century
- 2004 – Canadian National Railway (CN) announces that it will open shipping offices in Shanghai and Beijing; the office will advertise CN's shipping abilities to North American destinations, especially on the Pacific coast.
Births
- 1794 – Edward Bury, English steam locomotive builder, is born (d. 1858).
- 1821 – Collis P. Huntington, member of The Big Four financiers controlling Central Pacific Railroad, instrumental in building the Virginian Railway (d. 1900).