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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on June 10.
Events
edit19th century
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- 1891 – The funeral train for John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada, is operated between Ottawa and Kingston, Ontario.
20th century
edit- 1910 – Construction on the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway's mainline between Spokane, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, is completed.
- 1932 – The Great Western Railway's Cheltenham Flyer passenger train sets a new speed record as the 4-6-0 locomotive Treganna Castle pulls the train from Swindon to Paddington, a distance of 77¼ miles (124.3 km), at an average speed of 81.7 mph (131.5 km/h).
- 1971 – Amtrak's City of New Orleans passenger train derails near Salem, Illinois, killing 11; this was the first fatal accident for Amtrak following its assumption of most intercity passenger train operations in the United States.[1]
21st century
editBirths
edit- 1803 – Anson P. Morrill, president of Maine Central Railroad 1864-1866 and 1873-1875, is born (d. 1887).[2]
Deaths
edit- 2003 – Livio Dante Porta, Argentinian steam locomotive mechanical engineer, dies (b. 1922).
References
edit- ^ NTSB (1972). Derailment of Amtrak train no. 1 while operating on the Illinois Central Railroad near Salem, Illinois, June 10, 1971 (PDF). OCLC 9554867.
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress MORRILL, Anson Peaslee, (1803 - 1887). Retrieved December 29, 2005.