2012 Event Justine Greening, the U.K. Secretary of State for Transport approves the HS2, a high-speed rail line that will link major cities in the U.K. to London 2010 Event Taiwan is hit by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, twelve people are injured, communications and rail services are disrupted 1998 Event State Farm Rail Golf Classic 1997 Event Cindy Figg-Currier wins LPGA State Farm Rail Classic 1996 Event Michelle McGann wins LPGA State Farm Rail Golf Classic 1995 Event Mary Beth Zimmerman wins LPGA State Farm Rail Golf Classic 1994 Event Barb Mucha wins LPGA State Farm Rail Golf Classic 1993 Event Helen Dobson wins LPGA State Farm Rail Golf Classic 1992 Event Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1991 Event Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1990 Event Beth Daniel wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1989 Event Beth Daniel wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1988 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1987 Event Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1986 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1985 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1984 Event Cindy Hill wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1983 Event Lauri Peterson wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1982 Event Joanne Carner wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1981 Event Joanne Carner wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1980 Event Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1979 Event Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1978 Event RR clerks go on strike, halting more than 2/3s of rail service 1978 Event Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1977 Event Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Rail Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic 1974 Event Express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153 1972 Event Worst U.S. rail accident in 14 years; 45 die in Chicago 1971 Birthday Helen Dobson, Skegness England, golfer, 1993 State Farm Rail Classic 1970 Birthday Stefania Croce, Bergamo Italy, golfer, 95 State Farm Rail Classic-11 1959 Event USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico 1938 Death Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail, dies at 81 1937 Event Dutch Rail NV at law forms 1935 Event Pennsylvania Rail Road begins passenger service on new electric locomotive 1906 Event Switzerland's Simpion Tunnel open to rail traffic 1883 Event Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail 1880 Birthday W Hupkes, engineer/director, Dutch Rail 1938 1870 Event 1st trans-U.S. rail service begins 1864 Event Combination rail and ferry service available from San Francisco to Alameda 1856 Birthday Edward Anseele, Belgian minister of Rail/PTT 1854 Event Henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car 1853 Event 1st major U.S. rail disaster kills 46 in Norwalk, Connecticut 1830 Event 1st passenger rail service in U.S. (Baltimore and Elliots Mill, Maryland)
