Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/January 17
January 17
Hiawatha Line car
1881
– Regular train service over the
Prince of Wales Bridge
across the
Ottawa River
joining
Ottawa, Ontario
, to
Gatineau, Quebec
, on the Québec, Montréal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway begins.
[
1
]
1898
– Regular operations begins on the
Randsburg Railway
with two daily round trips between Kramer and
Johannesburg, California
.
[
2
]
2001
–
Groundbreaking
ceremonies are held for the
Hiawatha Line
(pictured) in
Minneapolis
,
Minnesota
.
2005
– Two
Bangkok Metro
trains collide, injuring nearly 200 people.
^
"Significant dates in Ottawa railway history"
.
Colin Churcher's Railway Pages
. January 8, 2006
. Retrieved
January 17,
2006
.
^
"Randsburg Railway history"
. Retrieved
January 17,
2006
.