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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on May 19.
Events
edit19th century
edit- 1836 – The Bristol and Exeter Railway receives parliamentary authorization.
- 1881 – Tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad, building eastward from Los Angeles, California, reach El Paso, Texas.
20th century
edit- 1937 – The New York, Ontario and Western Railway files for bankruptcy.
- 1974
- Amtrak introduces its Expo '74 passenger train service connecting Seattle and Spokane for Expo '74.
- Amtrak renames the Texas Chief service it inherited from Santa Fe Railway to become the Lone Star due to objections from Santa Fe over Amtrak's quality of service.[1]
21st century
edit- 2005 – A fully loaded passenger train collides with a stopped freight train in Lampung, Indonesia; initial reports indicate at least seven fatalities and hundreds more injured.
- 2005 – Bombardier is awarded a contract to build a new automated people mover system for Beijing Capital International Airport in China. On completion, the system will be Bombardier's first system in China.[2][3]
Births
editDeaths
edit- 1909 – Henry H. Rogers, American financier who helped finance and build the Virginian Railway (b. 1840).
References
edit- ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
- ^ Bombardier (May 19, 2005). "Bombardier Awarded A Contract For An Automated People Mover System In China In Time For The 2008 Olympic Games In Beijing". Retrieved June 28, 2005.
- ^ "Chinese Wins for Bombardier". RailStaff. June 27, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2005.