Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/July 20
- July 20
- 1877 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers riot in Baltimore, Maryland, during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. Nine railroad employees are killed as the Maryland militia attempts to quell the riot.
- 1880 – Construction on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad reaches Leadville, Colorado.
- 1885 – The Hull and Barnsley Railway, a constituent of the London and North Eastern Railway, opens.
- 1895 – Gov. Stanford (pictured), Central Pacific Railroad's first locomotive, is retired from regular service.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Diebert, Timothy S. & Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.