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1851 – Frank W. Arnold, a Grand Master and Secretary-Treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, is born (d. 1917).[1]
1863 – The Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Rail Road begins operations in Brooklyn, New York; this is now the oldest right-of-way on the New York City Subway, the largest rapid transit system in the United States and one of the largest in the world.
1912 – Yobito Station on what is now the JR Hokkaido Sekihoku Main Line in Yobito, a suburb of Abashiri in Hokkaidō, Japan, is opened.
1999 – The Ladbroke Grove rail crash occurs at Ladbroke Grove Junction, a few miles west of London's Paddington station, when two passenger trains collided nearly head-on; the cause of the accident is attributed to the placement of a signal (which was showing a stop indication) that could not be seen far enough down the track for drivers to react in time.

References

McNamee, John F. (January 15, 1917). "Death of Frank W. Arnold, Past Grand Master and Former Secretary and Treasurer". Locomotive Firemen's and Enginemen's Magazine. Vol. 62, no. 2. pp. 5–6 – via Archive.org.

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