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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on June 8.
Events
19th century
- 1871 – Devon and Somerset Railway opens its line to Wiveliscombe.
- 1880 – The Miami Valley Railway, in Ohio, is reincorporated as the Cincinnati Northern Railway.
20th century
21st century
- 2005 – Union Pacific Railroad (UP) begins a three-day celebration in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to commemorate the return to excursion service of Union Pacific 844 after a major overhaul. The locomotive was purchased by UP in 1944 and has never been retired from service.
- 2014 – Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro opens for regular service.[1]
Births
- 1864 – Herbert William Garratt, English steam locomotive builder and inventor of the Garratt locomotive type, is born (d. 1913).
Deaths
References
- ↑ "Maharashtra CM Prithivraj Chavan flags off Mumbai Metro". Times of India. 8 June 2014.
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