Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/December 10


 * December 10


 * 1795 – Matthias W. Baldwin, American steam locomotive manufacturer and founder of Baldwin Locomotive Works, is born (d. 1866).
 * 1908 – The Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad's 2775 ft long Battle River bridge, standing 195 ft above the river, is completed.
 * 1923 – Thomas George Shaughnessy, president of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited 1899-1918, dies (b. 1853).
 * 1998 – The Surface Transportation Board gives preliminary approval to Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad's application to build into the Powder River Basin (map pictured), pending completion of an Environmental Impact Statement.