Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/February 5
- February 5
- 1853 – The Mississippi and Missouri Railroad, a predecessor of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (pictured), is established in Iowa to build a railroad between Davenport and Council Bluffs.[1]
- 1876 – The Wiesentalbahn, which eventually became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway, opens between Schopfheim and Zell im Wiesental.
- 1878 – The first train is operated on the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad from Renton to Newcastle.[2]
- 1950 – The first diesel locomotive to pull a freight train on the San Diego and Arizona Railway begins its journey from El Centro, California, on a trial run.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (1970). Yard Clerical Manual: A Brief Historical Overview of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad. reprinted by the Rock Island Technical Society, 1996. Retrieved February 5, 2006.
- ^ "This week in state and local history". HistoryLink. 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2006.
- ^ Dodge, Richard V. (June 29, 1956). "San Diego's "Impossible Railroad"". San Diego Railroad Museum. Retrieved February 5, 2006.