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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on July 18.
Events
[edit]19th century
[edit]- 1872 – The Coleford Railway is chartered to build a railroad between Wyesham and Coleford, England.
- 1892 – The Pine Bluff, Monroe and New Orleans Railroad is reorganized as the Pine Bluff and Eastern Railroad (a Cotton Belt predecessor).
20th century
[edit]- 1910 – A passenger train travelling through dense fog hits a stationary locomotive in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, killing nine people on the moving train.
- 1995 – Indian Railways orders its first WDG-2 locomotive.
- 1998 – French SNCF signs its first codeshare agreement with United Airlines to permit air travellers to continue their trip in a TGV.
21st century
[edit]- 2005 – Officials for New York state and New York City announce that they have selected the contractors to build a new structure for the existing Penn Station; the new station building, budgeted at $818 million, will be named Daniel Patrick Moynihan Station in honor of the late senator who worked to make the idea a reality.[1][2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Colford, Paul D. (July 19, 2005). "New Penn Station no longer dream". New York City Daily News. Retrieved July 20, 2005.
- ^ "New York Penn Station design moves forward". Trains NewsWire. July 19, 2005. Retrieved July 20, 2005.