1963 Event 2 high-speed commuter trains collided with a derailed freight train 1962 Event Express train crashed into wreckage of a commuter train and a freight, killing 163, injuring 400 (Tokyo, Japan) 1954 Event 1st fully automated railroad freight yard (Gary, Indiana) 1906 Event 1st freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago 1899 Event Ill Tel and Tel granted franchise for Chicago freight tunnel system 1869 Event 1st carload of freight (boots and shoes) arrives in SF, from Boston
