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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 12.
Events
edit19th century
edit- 1839 – The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway in England opens.
- 1854 – The first section of what is now Belgian railway line 161 opens connecting Brussels-Luxembourg and La Hulpe stations.[1]
- 1872 – The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, building westward from Newton, Kansas, reaches Larned.
- 1888 – Santa Fe Railroad subsidiary companies complete construction of the final link in what has come to be known as the Surf Line connecting Los Angeles and San Diego.[2]
20th century
edit21st century
editBirths
editDeaths
edit- 1848 – George Stephenson, English steam locomotive builder, dies (b. 1781).
- 2005 – E. Spencer Miller, president of Maine Central Railroad 1952–1978, dies.
References
edit- ^ "Ligne 161: Bruxelles-Nord - Namur". Chemins de fer Belges (in Dutch).
- ^ Duke, Donald & Kistler, Stan (1963). Santa Fe ...Steel Rails Through California. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. p. 43. ISBN 87095-009-6.