Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/July 13

1836 – John Ruggles (pictured) is awarded U.S. patent 1 for his improvements to railroad steam locomotive tires.
1887 – The second Tay Rail Bridge across the Firth of Tay in Scotland opens.
1987 – Union Pacific Railroad files with the Interstate Commerce Commission to acquire the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad.
2005 – In the Ghotki rail crash, a passenger train stopped at the Ghotki, Pakistan, train station is hit from behind by a train that missed a signal; more than 100 fatalities are reported.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Pakistan Triple-Train Crash Leaves 109 People Dead". Bloomberg.com: Asia. July 13, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2005.
^ Xinhua (July 13, 2005). "Pakistani leaders express deep sorrow over train accident". Retrieved July 13, 2005.
^ Associated Press (July 13, 2005). "3 trains collide in Pakistan; 112 dead". Retrieved July 13, 2005.