1939- 125 are killed in a train wreck in Madgeburg, Germany
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1901- The ceremonial “Last spike” is completed for the Uganda Railway.
1883- International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls
1984- 27 people are killed when a fire occurs at a coal mine in Orangeville, Utah.
1962- The patent for the flashlight holder mounted on a hard hat is granted to investor Ralph Kidd
1954- World’s first fully automated railroad freight yard
1903- The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel opens to guests
1928- 46 people die when the Silver Bridge, connecting West Virginia and Ohio collapses.
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