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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on May 7.
Events
[edit]19th century
[edit]- 1860 – The Bavarian State Railway opens connecting Rosenheim, Prien and Traunstein.
- 1867 – The Windsor and Annapolis Railway is incorporated in Nova Scotia.[1]
- 1886 – The Memphis and Southeastern Railroad is incorporated in Tennessee.[2]
20th century
[edit]- 1913 – Tracklaying begins on the Graysonia, Nashville and Ashdown Railroad (a predecessor of Kansas City Southern Railway) between Murfreesboro and Shawmut, Arkansas.[3]
- 1957 – The Flying Yankee trainset is retired from revenue service on the Boston & Maine and Maine Central railroads.
21st century
[edit]Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Ivan (1998). "Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History (1850- 1899)". The Railways of Canada Archives. Retrieved May 5, 2006.
- ^ Truman Area Community Network, Inc. (December 20, 2005). "Corporate History: Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Company". Retrieved May 5, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Pitcher, Charles; Manager of DOT Compliance, Kansas City Southern Railway (reprinted by the Kansas City Southern Historical Society). "The Kansas City Southern Lines". Retrieved May 5, 2006.
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