Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/August 21
- August 21
- 1854 – The Great Western Railway of Canada (pictured) opens its Galt Branch.
- 1867 – The Mount Morgan Railway in Queensland, Australia, opens between Rockhampton and Westwood via Kabra.
- 1882 – The first California Southern Railroad train from San Diego arrives at Colton, California.[1][2]
- 1913 – Construction begins on the Morrisburg and Ottawa Electric Railway just south of Billings Bridge, Ottawa.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Duke, Donald & Kistler, Stan (1963). Santa Fe ...Steel Rails Through California. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. p. 27. ISBN 87095-009-6.
- ^ Signor, John R. (1988). The Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company; Union Pacific's Historic Salt Lake Route. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. p. 17. ISBN 0-87095-101-7.