Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/July 7

1838 – An act of the United States Congress officially designates all railroads in the United States as postal routes.
1850 – Timothy Hackworth (pictured), English steam locomotive builder, dies (b. 1786).
1958 – The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad reintroduces women-only cars on the railroad's commuter trains in New York City.
2005 – Three bombs explode in the London Underground killing at least 35 people. Explosions occurred between the Aldgate East and Liverpool Street stations, between King's Cross St Pancras and Russell Square, and at Edgware Road.

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