Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/March 16
- March 16
- 1836 – Andrew Smith Hallidie (pictured), who developed the first practical cable car system for San Francisco, California, is born (d. 1900).
- 1847 – The Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway opens between Shipley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England.[1]
- 1863 – Berlin-Stettiner Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft in Germany opens its Szczecin–Pasewalk and Anklam–Pasewalk–Prenzlau–Angermünde lines.
- 1908 – Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway opens its line between Lyle and Vancouver, Washington.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bairstow, Martin (2004). Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale. The Amadeus Press. ISBN 1-871944-28-7.
- ^ Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society. "This Month in Railroad History: March". Retrieved March 16, 2006.