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* '''[[1879 in rail transport|1879]]''' – [[Great Britain]]'s [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] opens the [[Tay Rail Bridge]] (pictured), at the time the longest bridge in the world, across the [[Firth of Tay]] in [[Scotland]]. |
* '''[[1879 in rail transport|1879]]''' – [[Great Britain]]'s [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] opens the [[Tay Rail Bridge]] (pictured), at the time the longest bridge in the world, across the [[Firth of Tay]] in [[Scotland]]. |
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* '''[[1949 in rail transport|1949]]''' – [[Japanese National Railways]] is organized. |
* '''[[1949 in rail transport|1949]]''' – [[Japanese National Railways]] is organized. |
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* '''[[2005 in rail transport|2005]]''' – [[Genesee and Wyoming Inc|Genesee and Wyoming]] takes ownership and begins operations of 14 railroads from [[Rail Management Corporation]]. |
* '''[[2005 in rail transport|2005]]''' – [[Genesee and Wyoming Inc|Genesee and Wyoming]] takes ownership and begins operations of 14 railroads from [[Rail Management Corporation]]. |
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* '''2005''' – Joseph H. Boardman, former Commissioner of [[New York]] State Department of Transportation, begins his duties as Administrator for the [[United States]] [[Federal Railroad Administration]] (a division of the [[United States Department of Transportation|USDOT]]). |
* '''2005''' – [[Joseph H. Boardman]], former Commissioner of [[New York]] State Department of Transportation, begins his duties as Administrator for the [[United States]] [[Federal Railroad Administration]] (a division of the [[United States Department of Transportation|USDOT]]). |
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== See also == |
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Revision as of 08:30, 1 June 2009
- June 1
- 1879 – Great Britain's Queen Victoria opens the Tay Rail Bridge (pictured), at the time the longest bridge in the world, across the Firth of Tay in Scotland.
- 1949 – Japanese National Railways is organized.
- 2005 – Genesee and Wyoming takes ownership and begins operations of 14 railroads from Rail Management Corporation.
- 2005 – Joseph H. Boardman, former Commissioner of New York State Department of Transportation, begins his duties as Administrator for the United States Federal Railroad Administration (a division of the USDOT).